Green News After bushfires and floods, will Australians vote for climate action? Australia has some of the highest carbon emissions per capita, but after the bushfires and floods do voters want action on climate change? 19/05/2022
Home Human waste turned into fuel to heat homes - and cook food The human waste is turned into briquettes which can be used as an alternative to coal 18/04/2022
Green News Turning Turkey’s coal mines into solar farms would power 7m homes Converting open-cast coal sites would significantly lower energy costs, which are surging due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. 13/04/2022
Europe Decoded Coal, vodka and Putin's daughters: Here are the latest EU sanctions For the first time, EU countries have agreed to target energy supplies, even if coal represents a small fraction of total purchases. 08/04/2022
Green News Why is the EU delaying a ban on Russian coal to August? The EU is banning Russian coal from coming into the bloc. But oil and gas, which represent far bigger imports from Moscow, are still untouched. 08/04/2022
Europe News Brussels wants an EU-wide ban on Russian coal imports The measure requires the unanimous approval of all 27 EU countries. 05/04/2022
Serbia Eight killed in 'methane' accident at coal mine in central Serbia Officials have launched an investigation to determine what happened. 01/04/2022
Climate Europe's green targets could help to 'defund conflict' in Ukraine The energy crisis has Europe looking to fossil fuels to keep the lights on. 18/03/2022
Climate Meet the billionaire planning to bring down Australia's coal industry Australian billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes wants to buy up the country's coal plants and make them renewable. Will he succeed? 08/03/2022
Green News Why is China building new coal plants despite environmental promises? Energy and coal use in the world's biggest carbon emitting country grew at their fastest rate in a decade last year, and China has also started building large amounts of new coal-fired power capacity. 07/03/2022
Eco-Innovation Flooded coal mines could be used to heat homes in the future From Newcastle to the Netherlands, labyrinths of old coal mines are filling up with a valuable resource: warm water. 14/02/2022
Poland Poland recalls ambassador to Czech Republic over Turów mine comments The ambassador said Poland had shown a "lack of empathy, a lack of understanding and a lack of will to open a dialogue" on the matter. 07/01/2022
Russia Mine officials remanded in custody in Siberia after deadly blast On Friday Russian authorities had released the names of 51 people presumed dead after a methane explosion the day before in the Listvyazhnaya mine. 27/11/2021
Climate Portugal becomes the fourth EU country to stop using coal The country's power production has gone coal-free nine years before the deadline. 22/11/2021
View The jury will be out on COP26 for some time | View "The commitments question is key to assessing COP26. Too early to make the call, Greta." 19/11/2021
Climate What does the final COP26 agreement really mean for climate change? The Glasgow Climate Pact was agreed upon on Saturday and it has received mixed reactions so far. 16/11/2021
Poland Polish minister in Prague in bid to defuse Turów coal mine dispute Poland is the second-biggest user of coal in Europe after Germany. 05/11/2021
Green News COP26: Five takeaways from day 4 as countries pledge to cut coal power The theme of the day is energy as countries look at ways to get rid of the fossil fuels that supply their power. 04/11/2021
Climate Biggest polluters are missing from major pledge to phase out coal More than 40 countries have committed to phasing out coal use - but critics say this isn't enough. 04/11/2021
Climate COP26 latest: Poland reverses pledge to exit coal by 2030 It's Energy Day at COP26. Follow our live updates and find out how climate negotiators are working on phasing out fossil fuels. 04/11/2021
Climate This ‘clean finance’ campaigner is ending funding for fossil fuels Lucie Pinson followed the money to convince some of Europe's biggest financial institutes to take the climate crisis seriously. 03/11/2021
Climate Why a Poland without coal 'does not have many alternatives' Poland still uses coal as an energy source, especially to warm households. 01/11/2021
Climate UK faces ‘embarrassing’ COP if new fossil fuel projects not ditched Oil fields, coal mines and gas deposits are among projects that firms are trying to push through by 2025, a new report shows. 28/10/2021
Poland Polish miners protest EU court order to close Turow coal mine The Turow coal mine near the Czech border generates around 7% of Poland’s energy. 22/10/2021
Climate German climate activists call for faster exit from coal production Germany plans to quit coal by 2038 but the possibility of bringing the deadline forward by 8 years is on the negotiation table. And climate activists want to see that happening. 22/10/2021
Green News Thousands of miners march to protect the coal industry in Bulgaria Hundreds of families are destined to lose their jobs, say miners, if coal plants are shut down. 14/10/2021
