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How Finland has replaced coal power with wind in less than 10 years
Wind power in Finland has more than doubled since 2020 to supply a quarter of the country’s energy.
Air conditioner use driving up emissions as global heating bites
Record high temperatures last year fuelled demand for air conditioning, in turn driving an increase in dirty coal-fired power generation in a dangerous feedback loop revealed by a new global survey from the International Energy Agency.
US withdraws from climate deal to help developing nations
The initiative is intended to help emerging economies move away from coal and other non-renewable energy sources.
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The EU's electricity transition has moved faster than anyone could have hoped for, but further progress cannot be taken for granted, experts say.
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Coal mine accident in Slovenia kills one person, two remain missing
The cause of the incident remains undetermined. Slovenia's President Nataša Pirc Musar has called for a thorough investigation.
Poland’s former coal capital joins alliance to phase out coal power
Katowice hopes to serve as an example to other industrial cities wanting to move away from fossil fuels.
Here’s how Britain is celebrating 200 years of rail travel in 2025
At 12 noon on New Year’s Day, nearly 200 vintage locomotives around the world blew their whistles to ring in a special year for rail travel.
How does your country generate electricity in Europe?
Nuclear and coal power in the EU have decreased significantly over the last 20 years, with nuclear dropping to 23% and coal to 12%, while renewables have risen.
Experts say China’s coal consumption could peak in 2025
Over the last three years, experts have become increasingly optimistic about China’s green transition.
EU still hesitant to sanction Russian gas as imports continue
The annual State of the EU Energy Union report shows Europe still relies on Russia for nearly a fifth of its gas imports, while the EU executive is concerned at the slow pace of the transition away from fossil fuels.
China leads the world on renewables but continues to rely on coal
China installed more than 180 gigawatts of solar power in 2023, compared to 58 gigawatts across the whole of Europe.
Glencore scraps coal business sale plan after shareholder talks
The company also revealed it is no longer stockpiling key battery metal cobalt anymore, after the world's biggest supplier, the Democratic Republic of Congo raised production.
North Macedonia on the energy transition path out of coal
The country signed an agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, which will provide it with 26.4 million euros that should support the energy transition according to the Green Agenda.
Two dead and one missing in coal mine collapse in Poland
The incident happened near the coal face, an area in Polish coal mines known for being particularly vulnerable to cave-ins and methane gas explosions, due to the presence of gas in the rock.
G7 countries to phase out coal use by 2035 - with some concessions
The Environment, Energy and Climate summit concluded on Tuesday at the Palace of Venaria in Turin.
Slovakia has just shut down its last coal power plant
Slovakia originally slated its coal phaseout for 2030 but has now expedited this to mid-2024.