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US climate envoy in China for talks on climate cooperation

World's top greenhouse gas emitters hold talks in China focusing on reducing methane emissions, limiting coal use, and helping poor countries address climate change.

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WATCH: India's burning coalfields 'like hell'

Coal pickers and activists report hundreds of people have died over the decades from underground fires that scientists believe started in a mine accident in 1916, which created sinkholes which swallow people and their homes.

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World heading in ‘wrong direction’ as fossil fuels surge, report shows

Renewables growth did not dent fossil fuel dominance in 2022, a report has revealed.

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EU wind and solar overtook fossil fuels for the first time last month

The EU is on track for a 'huge collapse' in fossil fuel power this year, says energy think tank Ember.

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The EU’s ‘dirty list’: Which countries are burning the most coal?

Two countries dominate Europe’s coal emissions. Though falling, coal made up over 60% of the bloc's power sector pollution last year.

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Renewables prevented a coal comeback during Europe’s ‘crisis winter’

Nearly every EU state reduced energy demand last winter. Some cuts were voluntary - others were down to cost.

Japan

G7 vows to speed up clean energy transition

Ministers say they will hasten the shift toward cleaner, renewable energy, but set no timetable for phasing out coal-fired power plants as they wrapped up two days of talks in Japan.

Climate

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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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.

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Carbon dioxide emissions reached a record high in 2022

More carbon dioxide was emitted than in any other year since records began in 1900.

Ecotech

Which European countries are leading on heat pumps?

Europe’s 20 million heat pumps now avoid emissions the equivalent of the entirety of Greece.

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Could South Africa’s energy ‘disaster’ speed up its solar rollout?

President Ramaphosa says the emergency measure will lead to "a massive increase in power to the grid over the next 12 to 18 months."

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Renewable energy to become world's top source of electricity by 2025

Renewables will ‘dominate’ surge in electricity demand over next two years, data show.

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Australia blocks new coal mine 10km from Great Barrier Reef

For the first time ever, Australia's federal government has blocked a coal mine using environmental law.

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South Africans demand an end to power cuts

People in South Africa marched to protest power cuts that can leave them without electricity for 12 hours a day. The marchers demanded "power for the people".

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Euroviews. View: Why did a fossil fuel giant destroy Lützerath? Because it can

The German village is a devastating example of the crimes committed by the fossil fuel industry, writes Greenpeace Germany's executive director.

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Greta Thunberg detained by police at German coal mine protest

The Swedish environmental activist was taking part in protests against the demolition of Luetzerath, a village being demolished to make way for the expansion of a coal mine.

Germany

German police mop up anti-coal mine activists

Activists accused officers of using 'pure violence', including striking people on the head. Police also said they were attacked.

Germany

German police continue evictions of protesters opposing coal mine

Two climate activists are still holding out in tunnels under the condemned hamlet of Luetzerath in Germany, which is due to be demolished in order to expand a nearby coal mine.