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Sahiwal Coal Power plant in Sahiwal, Pakistan, 6 August 2019. Credit: Xinhua / Alamy Stock Photo. W8TNCH
Sahiwal Coal Power plant in Sahiwal, Pakistan, 6 August 2019. Credit: Xinhua / Alamy Stock Photo.
Aug 13. 2019. 10:34:31

Guest post: How plans for new coal are changing around the world

Dr Christine Shearer is a researcher and analyst for the US-based energy research group Global Energy Monitor. The…

Guest posts | Dr Christine Shearer
Solar panels in front of Shanghai skyline. Credit: Yong nian Gui / Alamy Stock Photo. HT79MD
Solar panels in front of Shanghai skyline. Credit: Yong nian Gui / Alamy Stock Photo.

Solar now ‘cheaper than grid electricity’ in every Chinese city, study finds

Renewables | Aug 12. 2019.
A woman waters her crops near a river in Vientiane, Laos. Credit: Joerg Boethling / Alamy Stock Photo. W18X5B
A woman waters her crops near a river in Vientiane, Laos. Credit: Joerg Boethling / Alamy Stock Photo.

Guest post: Understanding the water-energy-food nexus in a warming climate

Guest posts | Aug 7. 2019.
Grangemouth oil refinery complex on the Firth of Forth
Grangemouth oil refinery complex on the Firth of Forth, Scotland Credit: Chris James / Alamy Stock Photo

Analysis: UK primary energy use in 2018 was the lowest in half a century

UK policy | Aug 1. 2019.
A steel factory emits smoke in Tangshan, Hebei province, China. Credit: Lou Linwei / Alamy Stock Photo.
A steel factory emits smoke in Tangshan, Hebei province, China. Credit: Lou Linwei / Alamy Stock Photo.

China’s emissions ‘could peak 10 years earlier than Paris climate pledge’

Rest of world emissions | Jul 29. 2019.
Construction of Hinkley Point C’s first reactor commences, June 2019. Credit: EDF.
Construction of Hinkley Point C’s first reactor commences in Somerset, UK, June 2019. Credit: EDF.

Analysis: Does the UK ‘require’ new nuclear to reach net-zero emissions?

UK policy | Jul 26. 2019.
Climeworks Direct Air Capture plant
Climeworks Direct Air Capture plant, Switzerland. Credit: © Climeworks / Julia Dunlop

Direct CO2 capture machines could use ‘a quarter of global energy’ in 2100

Negative emissions | Jul 22. 2019.
Cooling towers of a brown coal power station in Jänschwalde, Germany. Credit: dpa picture alliance archive / Alamy Stock Photo.
Cooling towers of a brown coal power station in Jänschwalde, Germany. Credit: dpa picture alliance archive / Alamy Stock Photo.

Guest post: Why German coal power is falling fast in 2019

Guest posts | Jul 18. 2019.
Traffic overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, US. Credit: Bob Kreisel / Alamy Stock Photo.
Traffic overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, US. Credit: Bob Kreisel / Alamy Stock Photo.

Analysis: How Trump’s rollback of vehicle fuel standards would increase US emissions

US Policy | Jul 10. 2019.
Aerial view of a windfarm in Germany. Credit: Leonid Andronov / Alamy Stock Photo.
Aerial view of a windfarm in Germany. Credit: Leonid Andronov / Alamy Stock Photo.

Europe ‘could get 10 times’ its electricity needs from onshore wind, study says

Renewables | Jul 5. 2019.
Overlooking London Heathrow
Overlooking London Heathrow after departure Credit: Sam Pollitt / Alamy Stock Photo

Guest post: Planned growth of UK airports not consistent with net-zero climate goal

Guest posts | Jun 24. 2019.
Blocks of peat being cut in Connemara National Park, Republic of Ireland. Credit: robertharding / Alamy Stock Photo.
Blocks of peat being cut in Connemara National Park, Republic of Ireland. Credit: robertharding / Alamy Stock Photo.

In-depth Q&A: Why Ireland is ‘nowhere near’ meeting its climate-change goals

EU policy | Jun 18. 2019.
No.10 Downing Street at night, London, UK. Credit: Jeff Gilbert / Alamy Stock Photo.
No.10 Downing Street at night, London, UK. Credit: Jeff Gilbert / Alamy Stock Photo.

In-depth Q&A: The UK becomes first major economy to set net-zero climate goal

UK emissions | Jun 12. 2019.
DAILY INFOGRAPHIC

Mapped: The world’s coal power plants

Since 2000, the world has doubled its coal-fired power capacity to around 2,000 gigawatts (GW) after explosive growth in China and India. A further 236GW is being built…
Infographics | Mar 25. 2019.
DAILY BRIEF

Australia waters down Pacific Islands plea on climate crisis

Australia has blocked Pacific Island leaders from agreeing on a joint declaration to take more stringent action on climate change and phase out coal, report the Guardian and…

Daily Brief | Aug 16. 2019.

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