We could use old coal mines to decarbonise heat – here's how
Nov 27, 2017 14:48 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Fossil fuels currently dominate the production of electricity and heat. Although renewable energy accounts for around a quarter of electricity produced in the UK, the production of central heating is dominated by natural...
The government's energy policy hinges on some tricky wordplay about coal's role
Oct 18, 2017 09:46 am UTC| Insights & Views
The most important thing to understand about the federal governments new National Energy Guarantee is that it is designed not to produce a sustainable and reliable electricity supply system for the future, but to meet...
The pull of energy markets – and legal challenges – will blunt plans to roll back EPA carbon rules
Oct 13, 2017 09:10 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Law
On Oct. 10, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt formally announced a repeal of the Clean Power Plan, regulation intended to curb greenhouse gas emissions from existing coal- and natural gas-fired power plants. This follows a...
Even when it's sitting in storage, coal threatens human health
Sep 14, 2017 01:20 am UTC| Health Nature Economy
President Trump and his appointees have pledged to end what they call the war on coal policies designed to reduce the health and environmental impacts from producing and burning coal, such as toxic air pollution and mine...
Coal production: U.S. vs. China and India in climate debate part 2
Jun 29, 2017 12:06 pm UTC| Commentary
On 1st June of 2017, U.S. President Donald Trump announced United States withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord (PCA) portraying the deal to be an unfair one American people and American workers. There has been a furor...
Coal Kills More Americans Than 9/11 Attack Every Year; 52,000 According To Study
Jun 08, 2017 07:18 am UTC| Technology Nature
President Donald Trump said that he backed out of the Paris Climate Accord in order to increase jobs in the Fossil Fuel industry. This includes coal and oil, two of the most destructive elements in the energy industry....
China is planning ahead for life after coal
May 09, 2017 15:37 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Chinas remarkable growth over the past three decades has elevated it to global superpower status. But its economic miracle has also attracted attention for the wrong reasons: the country is now the worlds largest energy...
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