Solar and wind accounted for almost 96% of new US electrical generating capacity added in the first third of 2025. In April, solar provided 87% of new capacity, making it the 20th...
Ireland has officially pulled the plug on coal power – the country shut down coal operations at Moneypoint, its only coal-fired power station and largest electricity generation station. That makes Ireland the sixth...
Phasing out coal power is the most important step the world can take to curb climate change.
Coal, the most polluting fossil fuel, supplied 36% of electricity generation in 2022. This must drop to 4% by 2030 and then...
Germany, Poland and Serbia remain the 'black lungs' of Europe, with great quantities of the environmentally damaging brown coal being burned there.
Coal production and consumption in the EU have fallen to historic...
Ireland will become the fifteenth European nation without coal in its energy mix following a recent announcement.
The ESB Moneypoint power station was built in the 1980s to help alleviate the effects of...
Closing coal power, and replacing it with renewable energy, is one of the best things we can do to protect people and our planet. Right now, we have an opportunity to shape...
On June 14, 2024, G7 leaders released a communiqué summarizing the outcomes of the G7 Summit held in Apulia, Italy, from June 13-15, 2024. Notable in this year’s communiqué was, for the...
Coal emits toxic pollutants that make people sick, contaminate water, and drive planet-warming emissions. To eliminate this major threat, a diverse coalition led by the Sierra Club, with the support of philanthropy,...
