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22-12-2019

100% Wind, Water, & Solar Energy Can & Should be The Goal, Costs Less
The message from the COP 25 conference in Spain is that the world must rapidly decarbonize or face an existential crisis. No fooling. We have to slash carbon emissions by 55% over the next 10 years or we are all dead ducks.
20-12-2019

Only the Atom, Not Fossil Gas, can Deliver Robust Climate Action
The pursuit of a solution to climate change via the route of fossil gas is a needless and harmful detour, writes Agneta Rising, director general of World Nuclear Association.
20-12-2019

Environment Minister:Japan Reduces Its Dependence on Coal
Koizumi spoke at a presser in Tokyo, on the criticism from the international community and nonprofits over Japan's insufficient environmental goals to address climate change.
Coal Mine
19-12-2019

Poland Close to Scrapping Brown Coal Mine Project for Climate Change
Poland is considering scrapping plans to develop an open-pit lignite coal mine in central Poland, due to rising costs of burning the fossil fuel and stricter EU climate policies, two sources familiar with the situation said.
19-12-2019

EU Finalizes 'Green Deal' for Clean Energy Investment
The European Union (EU) on Dec. 16 announced an agreement among its member states on rules involving the financing of green energy projects.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
19-12-2019

UK Must Step up Climate Action, Says Parliamentary
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was told today in a letter from the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) that the UK had so far "fallen short" in its commitments to tackle greenhouse gas emissions.
18-12-2019

Scientists have Designed Super Sponges to Soak up Oil spills
Scientists have found a way to super-charge sponges to help clean up micro-pollutants leftover from oil spills.
18-12-2019

Fossil Fuel Companies Claim They're Helping Fight Climate Change, But they didn't
With these goals in mind, a climate-minded investor should look for companies to commit to net-zero emissions by a specific date, outline a business model consistent with that target...
18-12-2019

Scottish Faces 'Policy paradox' Over Support for North Sea Oil and Climate Crisis
The Scottish Government faces a “policy paradox” over its continued support for North Sea oil and gas extraction while also attempting to meet its ambitious commitment to net zero carbon emissions by 2045, a report has found.
18-12-2019

All Related Communities link up to Solve Climate Crisis
In a courtroom in British Columbia Monday, Indigenous communities were arguing the federal government overstepped in approving the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and that it has to be stopped over concerns about its impact on the environment.
18-12-2019

Is Government serious about the Climate Crisis or Not?
Oil Free Otago said this morning that Jacinda Ardern’s government’s granting OMV consent to drill in the Great South Basin is a slap in the face for all who care about the climate crisis.
New Technology
18-12-2019

Satellite Detects Methane Gas, A Tool to Curb Climate Change
Oil and gas accidents have long emitted vast amounts of methane, a gas second only to carbon dioxide in its potential to warm the planet. Measuring such releases has been a challenge to scientists.
17-12-2019

Exxon Well Blast Caused Huge Methane Leak in Ohio
An Exxon Mobil Corp. natural gas well in Ohio released more methane into the atmosphere during a blowout in 2018 than some countries do in a year, according to a team of American and Dutch scientists.
Thermal coal
17-12-2019

Coal Demand to Remain Stable Amid Climate Concerns
The demand for coal will remain steady over the next four years due to demand from Asia, which comes despite fears of the climate crisis, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Tuesday.
17-12-2019

The Longest UN Climate Talks End with No Deal on Carbon Markets
The two-week long negotiations which extended till Sunday saw no agreement on major issues such as Article 6, loss and damage, and long term finance.
Climate Policy
16-12-2019

Germany’s Climate Policy Doesn’t Suit the EU
They all agree, but they won’t all agree to participate. The hypocritical deal on climate neutrality by 2050 reached at the EU summit demonstrates how isolated Germany is on this issue.
16-12-2019

Exxon and Chevron Targeted by Climate-Activist Shareholder Group
The Dutch activist fund that has filed shareholder resolutions pressuring major oil companies in Europe to take action on climate change has set its sights on the U.S.
15-12-2019

Role of Biofuels Examined in the Decarbonisation of Shipping
The report The Role of Sustainable Biofuels in the Decarbonisation of Shipping: The findings of an inquiry into the sustainability and availability of biofuels for shipping at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP25) currently underway in Madrid.
13-12-2019

Japan Companies Show Off Carbon-Free Tech as Tokyo Clings to Coal
While the Japanese government weathers criticism at a United Nations climate conference over its failure to renounce coal, the country's private sector is using the event to showcase technologies that can make a carbon-free society possible.
13-12-2019

Koizumi Gives Up Pledge to Curb Coal ‘Addiction’ Due to Opposition
Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi delivers a speech at the U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP25) in Madrid on Dec. 11. (Provided by the Environment Ministry)
13-12-2019

EU Leaves Poland Out of 2050 Climate Deal After Standoff
The European Union left Poland out of a 2050 climate neutrality agreement on Friday after hours of summit haggling with three poorer eastern member states that demanded more funds for economic transition and support for nuclear power.
11-12-2019

Coal Pollution in the Western Balkans is a European Problem
Sixteen coal plants in the Western Balkans pollute as much as the entire EU fleet of 250 units, causing sickness and deaths across the continent. It’s high time to take action, write Viola von Cramon and Petros Kokkalis.
11-12-2019

Institutional Investors Urge Greater Climate Ambition
The largest-ever group of investors has called on governments to phase out thermal coal power worldwide, put a price on carbon, end subsidies for fossil fuels, and strengthen nationally-determined contributions.
11-12-2019

Canadian Oilsands Firm Denied Its Own Science On Climate Change
While Imperial Oil was calling the link between fossil fuels and global warming an ‘unproven hypothesis,’ internal reports had confirmed the connection.
10-12-2019

South Korea Shuts Down 10 Coal-Fired Power Plants to Curb Pollution
The shutdown comes after the government said last month it would idle up as much as 15 coal-fired power plants between December and February, while its remaining plants are expected to supply sufficient power.

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