How climate-related weather conditions disrupt power plants in Indonesia and affect people
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Severe weather conditions triggered by climate change can adversely affect the operation of power plants. Heavy rainfall, heatwaves and lightning
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Spain hails dramatic departure from coal
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In 2019 Spain reduced its use of coal faster than any other Western European nation as renewable sources and natural
Chinese-backed Balkan coal plants used bogus forecasts: NGO
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Two huge Chinese-backed coal projects in the Balkans are using unrealistic projections of profitability and environmental charges, according to the
Sarajevo protesters target coal-fuelled pollution
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Protesters in Sarajevo have condemned air pollution levels in the Bosnian capital which is being partly blamed on coal use.
Activists target Siemens over Australia coal deal
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German engineering giant Siemens is under fire for supplying technical equipment for a gigantic new Australian coal mine in Queensland.
California looks to boost hydrogen use
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California is looking to use hydrogen-powered buses and trucks to cut pollution from transport, the giant state’s largest source of
Spain stops using its coal to generate power
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Spanish coal use has fallen in a year to a level that was not expected to be reached until 2030
Portugal plugs in major floating wind farm
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The world’s biggest floating wind turbine has gone online off the Portuguese coast. The WindFloat Atlantic project has connected the
Scotland to invest £30m in renewable homes
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Scotland has unveiled a £30-million investment package to ensure all new homes use renewable energy and low-carbon heating from 2024.
Scientists hail technique to cut Arctic methane emissions
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Scientific researchers say they have found a new way to extract methane from permafrost gas-hydrates which could increase the amount
Denmark moves ahead with renewable projects
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A renewable energy project in Denmark says it has the funding to produce and store green hydrogen. Orsted and its
Trump blasts wind turbines in campaign speech
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Donald Trump is promising to remove environmental protections, including relaxing regulations on lightbulbs and plastic straws, which are being banned
Scotland set to miss 2045 targets: report
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Scotland says it will miss its next climate target after failing to take urgent environmental action. The Committee on Climate
Global coal use set to rise until 2024: IEA
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Global coal use is due to rise as electricity demand across the developing world is forecast to outpace western moves
Our climate is like reckless banking before the crash – it’s time to talk about near-term collapse
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Our food, finance, and logistics systems are more vulnerable than we think. After a quarter of a century of nations