New EPA directive will cut pollution equivalent to the emissions of 328m cars, but industry group decries it as a ‘reckless plan’ Coal-fired power plants would be forced to capture smokesta...
Gas and coal accounted for just 2.4% of power generation for an hour last week, data shows, amid ‘zero-carbon grid’ plans The share of Great Britain’s electricity generated by burning fos...
At Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire, the turbines will stop spinning for good this year as the UK meets its pledge to ban coal use. We meet staff proud of the site’s 56-year history From ...
Researchers say early deaths may have been avoided over 10-year period if technology installed Research has estimated the health impacts from the coal-fired power plants that operate across In...
Increase of 2% last year driven by plant expansion in China and slowdown in US and Europe closures The world’s coal power capacity grew for the first time since 2019 last year, despite warnin...
Environment groups say increased pollution levels means it would be ‘absurd and harmful’ to extend life of Eraring, which is due to close in August 2025 Get our morning and afternoon news ema...
‘Pipeline’ of clean projects being assembled, according to head of agency charged with multibillion-dollar transformation Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morni...
Chase Hays and more than 50 neighbors are suing Blackhawk Mining after a silt retention pond burst and killed 43 people Chase Hays knew it was time to evacuate when he saw his neighbor’s home...
‘If ever there was a perfect case-study of the negative impacts on taxpayers of privatisation of strategic public assets, Eraring is it,’ Tim Buckley says Follow our Australia news live blog ...
UK industrial towns offered not only well-paid jobs, but a whole culture. A radical alternative is desperately needed Last week, Tata Steel in Port Talbot announced the immediate closure of its...
The state rescinded its decision over Carmichael mine fly-in, fly-out jobs but it’s unlikely to be the end of the dispute Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning...
AgForce is seeking a judicial review of a 2022 decision that found the project did not need to be assessed under federal environmental laws Sign up for the Rural Network email newsletter Join th...
AGL Energy, Alinta, EnergyAustralia and Origin Energy say they will remain focused on renewables despite Coalition support for nuclear reactors Follow our Australia news live blog for latest upda...
Michael Gove said UK needed coal to make steel, but business department papers drafted around same time say it will not Previously unseen documents have emerged that appear to contradict the go...
Queensland government approves Winchester South mine despite report warning of potential ‘climate change consequences’ Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podc...
Environmentalists say Vulcan South mine would be an ‘absolute disaster’ for animals including koalas, greater gliders and glossy black cockatoos Get our morning and afternoon news emails , fr...
Regional mayor Dan Norris launches project to explore potential for former mines to produce low-carbon heat When Bryn Hawkins worked in coalmines through the 1960s and early 1970s he says few u...
Cooling towers are some of the most majestic structures in Britain – form and function in perfect harmony – yet exempt from listed status. Even as they become redundant, those that remain des...
IEA report says 50% growth last year keeps hope of achieving Cop28 climate target of tripling clean energy capacity Global renewable energy capacity grew by the fastest pace recorded in the las...
Country emitted 73m fewer tonnes of greenhouse gases in 2023 than year before, study reveals Germany’s emissions hit a 70-year low last year as Europe’s largest economy reduced its reliance...