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Phase out coal five times faster to stop ‘climate chaos’, report warns

A report has urged countries to close all coal plants by 2040 or face ‘climate chaos’.

Climate

India grapples with keeping the lights on while cutting fossil fuels

Supplying the country’s 1.4 billion citizens with clean energy is not an easy task.

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Breakthrough: Australia passes law capping oil and gas emissions

Australia ‘safeguards’ the future with new law capping emissions from oil and gas.

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EU deal lays out ambitious renewables target - with some concessions

The EU Renewable Energy Directive agrees to double renewables by 2030. Here's what it says about nuclear, hydrogen and bioenergy.

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Austria: Police detain 143 people at anti-fossil fuel protest

Environmental groups are protesting at the European Gas Conference to demand an end to fossil fuels.

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Why selling solar power from EU homes is about to get easier

An electricity market redesign is under way, aimed at shielding consumers from price spikes and boosting the rollout of renewables.

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Climate paper calls for fossil fuel giants to be charged with homicide

The paper, set to be published in the Harvard Environmental Law Review, says the case is "increasingly compelling".

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These countries are pushing back on the EU's petrol and diesel car ban

An alliance of countries is looking to water down new legislation over worries it could harm consumers and the European car industry.

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Which US city has banned gas stations?

Any new petrol stations that are built will have to install at least two electric vehicle chargers.

Climate

Rocking chair rebellion: Why older Americans are set to blockade banks

Orchestrated by Third Act, the first mass climate action from older US citizens will target ‘the big four’ US banks.

Green News

EU agrees to push for the global phaseout of fossil fuels

The EU has laid out its climate and energy priorities ahead of COP28 in November.

Climate

Inside a first-of-its-kind lawsuit against Shell’s board of directors

The experts behind the case say that felt like they had no option but to file the lawsuit.

Green News

Big Gas looked into indoor air pollution from stoves over 50 years ago

The American Gas Association was aware about health concerns in the early 1970s, rediscovered documents show.

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Green hydrogen: Spain leads Europe’s push for net-zero energy security

But critics warn of risks of entering a ‘hydrogen bubble’.

Sweden

Urgent investment in renewables needed, say EU energy ministers

Ministers from the EU27 began a two-day visit to Stockholm on Monday for a two-day event to discuss the future of energy and transport.

Green News

Could ‘catching’ wasted heat solve the energy crisis?

Engines often ‘run hot’, as anyone with an overactive laptop knows. But where does this heat go - and how can we harness it to heat our homes?

World News

Euroviews. As an MEP, I've been lobbied by the fossil fuel trade. It needs to end

I’ve experienced the fossil fuel industry’s lobbying tactics first-hand, and I’ve seen how they prevent serious action from being taken on climate, MEP Marie Toussaint writes.

Green News

How has a year of war in Ukraine changed the energy used in the EU?

A huge growth in renewables, as well as gas from Norway and the US, is helping to make up for the dramatic drop in Russian energy.

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Why did governments spend €900bn on fossil fuel subsidies in 2022?

The International Energy Agency has urged world leaders to spend money on clean energy solutions rather than fossil fuel subsidies.

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Europe’s spend on energy crisis nears 800 billion euros

The spending earmarked by the countries on the energy crisis is now in the same league as the EU's 750-billion-euro COVID-19 recovery fund.