Brussels warns of fossil fuel subsidies
Production
The European Commission has warned that the total subsidies for coal, oil and gas across the EU remain at 2008
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Germany advised to phase out coal by 2038
Policy
A German government commission after seven months of talks has proposed the phase-out of all 84 of its coal-fired power
Germany set to import 45m tonnes of coal
Industry
Germany is forecast to import 45 million tonnes of environmentally damaging hard coal during 2019, an increase of around 1.4
Activists criticise Polish energy strategy
Environment
Environmentalists have called on Poland to end its reliance on coal power as the national government prepares to adopt a
Trump to boost coal by easing mercury rules
Policy
Donald Trump’s administration is reassessing the Mercury and Air Toxic Standards (Mats) on pollution from coal power plants that are
Spain hails 40% renewable generation
Production
The share of renewables in power generation in mainland Spain this year is estimated at 40 per cent, up from
Activists slam EU coal deal
Environment
An EU agreement to gradually phase out coal subsidies has been labelled by activists as “completely inconsistent” with Paris climate
Poland praises its COP24 efforts
Environment
As the dust settles on the Katowice roadmap on how to enforce the 2015 Paris climate agreement, coal-dependent Poland is
Mixed response to COP24 deal
Industry
The UN climate talks in Poland have agreed rules on how nations can cut greenhouse gas emissions but environmentalists and
COP24 alarmed by US ‘clean-coal’ event
Environment
Donald Trump has dispatched two senior energy envoys to promote the use of “clean coal” and other fossils fuels to the
Rising CO2 blamed on China
Industry
Climate negotiators in Poland have been told in a report by the Global Carbon Project (GCP) that emissions of carbon
COP 24 looks to cut host’s coal use
Production
Over the next fortnight, leaders will gather in Poland to try to establish a set of rules to follow as
Spain coal imports slump amid reforms
Production
Spanish coal imports fell 36 per cent year on year in September to almost 1.3 million tonnes, according to customs
Poland eyes wind to meet 2020 targets
Policy
Poland has relaxed 2016 restrictions on onshore wind energy ahead of the Cop24 climate conference on December 2-14 in the
Spain agrees deal to close coal mines
Policy
Spain is due to close most of its coal mines by the end of 2018 after the Socialist-led coalition government