Germany Germany sets 2038 goal to end coal power Germany has agreed to shut down all coal-fired electricity plants by 2038. 26/01/2019
Norway Norway breaks electric car sales record Norway broke the world record for electric vehicle sales in 2018 while sales of cars using traditional fuels plunged 02/01/2019
Germany End of an era: Germany closes last active black coal mine Since the mid-19th century, coal mining has been an essential part of German industry. But, on Friday, the country's last active black coal mine, Prosper-Haniel, will cease operations. 21/12/2018
insiders "Insiders" talks to all sides on the great German coal divide Despite its Green credentials Germany is a heavy user of coal, especially lignite, which comes from Europe's biggest opencast strip-mine. Now it wants to expand, but first it has to expel protesters from what remains of Hambach forest, which is due to disappear. 28/09/2018
insiders "Insiders" gets an expert's case against coal Germany, a heavy user of dirty coal, has a high profile as an environmental leader, but that paradox has to change and the arguments for phasing out this fossil fuel are, says one expert, incontrovertible. 28/09/2018
insiders German energy giant clears climate protesters from Hambach forest Central Europe's last primordial forest in Germany is about to be obliterated to dig up dirty and inefficient lignite coal, despite Berlin's trumpeted green credentials. Insiders talks to all sides of the story, but RWE refuses to comment. 28/09/2018
world news Here are the companies most responsible for global warming: Study Scientists estimate that emissions from just 90 companies contributed for nearly 50% of the rise in global mean surface temperature since the end of the Industrial Revolution. 01/08/2018
world news Which European banks do the most to stop climate change? Leading European banks have pledged to reduce financing of “extreme” fossil fuels, but who is sticking to their commitments? 29/03/2018
real economy Europe's transition to a green energy future Sweden gets more than half of its energy from renewables but how is the rest of Europe doing when it comes to generating clean power? 06/02/2018
world news Who will be coldest in Europe this winter? Almost 9% of Europeans can’t afford to heat their homes 04/01/2018
target Madagascar's oil potential Convinced of its oil potential, Madagascar wants to draw foreign investors to the island. 07/12/2017
no comment Activists enter the grounds of a brown coal mine near Bonn A day before environment ministers from around the world gather in the German city of Bonn for United Nations talks on how to implement the Paris 05/11/2017
Germany Thousands rally in Bonn to protest over Cop23 climate deal Environmental campaigners from around the world gathered in the German city ahead of next week's UN conference to ratify the Paris climate deal 04/11/2017
USA US energy secretary: fossil fuels can prevent sexual assault Rick Perry was explaining how fossil fuel power could help African villages 03/11/2017
world news How taxpayers’ money is being used to fuel Europe’s deadly diesel pollution EU countries paid out €21 billion in subsidies for diesel - despite exhaust fumes from the fuel being considered a major cancer risk. 18/10/2017
insiders Climate change's devastating effects on Europe's nature, health and economy Global warming is expected to continue with its share of devastating weather patterns: heavy rainfalls, floods, extreme droughts and lasting effects on nature, the economy and people’s… 11/11/2016
insiders Bosnia and Herzegovina: dying for coal On all Saints day, people had come from all parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and even from abroad, to honour their loved ones at the cemetary of the Divkovici village, in Bosian and… 11/11/2016
insiders Donald Trump will find it 'very difficult' to back out of Paris climate change Agreement If Donald Trump were to leave the Paris Agreement, what signal would it send to the world's other top CO² emitters? 11/11/2016
Germany Activists occupy Germany coal mine Thousands of environmental protesters have blockaded a coal mine in Germany as part of a campaign to end the use of fossil fuels. Vattenfall, the 14/05/2016
corporate RWE 'to cut 2,500 jobs at its struggling British subsidiary npower' German utility RWE reportedly plans to cut about 2,500 jobs at its struggling British subsidiary npower amid customer losses, billing issues and tougher competition. 07/03/2016
insiders Germany and Poland have a dirty big secret - an addiction to brown coal In eastern Germany some members of a little-known group claim they are being ethnically cleansed, not by militia groups, but by the coal mining 30/12/2015
Business Line Business Line special oil edition: a brave new world In the last few weeks oil prices went on a wild rollercoaster ride. Now they seem to have re-taken their shaky path, driven in no small part by the 10/09/2015
United Kingdom EU must act over shock study on diesel fume deaths - campaigners Europe’s new air pollution targets should be tightened further, campaigners have urged, after a groundbreaking study on the deadly impact of diesel 24/07/2015
world news G7 fossil-fuel pledge: what's the plan? The G7 members have agreed to phase out the use of fossil fuels by the year 2100, according to proposals outlined in June 2015. They share this goal 09/06/2015
Ukraine Gazprom claims Ukraine could run out of gas in two days Ukraine could run out of supplies of gas within two days. That’s according to Russia’s Gazprom. The company which supplies gas to Ukraine said in a 24/02/2015
insiders Crude awakening: Romania's Black Sea oil and gas finds fuel Europe's energy hopes Huge discoveries of oil and gas in the Black Sea off Romania have thrust the country back into the heart of the region’s energy market. In addition 05/12/2014
