China is still moving ahead with coal power despite climate crisis
The country accounts for about half of the world’s coal production and consumption
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How coal is formed
It's a recipe that requires lots of dead plants, cooked at high pressure and temperature for millions of years.
Portugal says farewell to coal as it closes last remaining plant
The country already has a lot of renewables as part of its energy transition
The Philippines declares ‘no new coal plants’ but campaigners say it’s not enough
The plan won't apply to coal projects already in the works, however.
Power companies are hindering the transition to renewable energy
Inertia in the system means that fossil fuel investments are still being prioritized.
Europe increasingly focuses on coal-free future
Europe gradually starts to say goodbye to coal energy
Sweden waves goodbye to its last coal plant — two years in advanced
As Europe is increasingly looking at ways to shift away from coal, Sweden has a solid head start.
Decommissioning coal-fired plants saved lives and improved crop yields in the US
Natural gas, while not ideal, is still less dirty to burn than coal.
‘Coal knew’ — investigation shows that the coal industry knew about climate change since 1966
Like Exxon, the coal industry knew that its product would cause climate change and has tried its best to hide ...
Despite Trump’s promises, coal power is fading away in the US
This month alone, two of the US largest coal plants shut down.
Dumping coal-fired in favor of gas-fired plants would save the U.S. a lot of water — switching to renewables, a whole lot more
Burning things takes a lot of water.
The world decreased coal energy usage for the first time since the Industrial Revolution
Every year, the world used to add more coal-fired power plants. Not anymore!
The UK had a coal-free week — the first time since 1882
This is the country's first coal-free week since the advent of the Industrial Revolution.
New process could capture CO2 and make it coal again
"Poetic justice" comes to mind.
Black lung disease makes resurgence among US coal miners
Coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP), commonly called black lung disease, is caused by long exposure to coal dust and can have devastating ...
Chile to start phase-out of coal
Chile is the latest country to announce a coal phase-out.
At climate talks, Canada steps up while the US steps down
There's no such thing as clean coal.
Trump negotiators brand coal as the solution for the climate crisis at UN conference
It would be funny if it wouldn't be sad.