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Coal plants making comeback in 2023

• 2024-04-12 07:16:52
• David Flin

According to an annual report from Global Energy Monitor, global coal-fired power capacity grew in 2023, driven largely by a wave of new plants being built in China, which accounted for two-thirds of the global growth of newly operating coal-fired plants.

EU power plant emissions slashed by 24 per cent in 2023

• 2024-04-05 06:07:08
• David Flin

The European Commission has announced that carbon emissions from power plants fell by 24 per cent compared to 2022, the fastest decline in history.

India’s carbon emissions from coal-fired generation hits record levels

• 2024-03-13 05:51:09.215261
• David Flin

Data from energy think tank Ember shows that India’s coal-fired electricity generation reached a new high in January 2024, with its share of the country’s generation mix reaching 80 per cent.

IEA reports global CO2 emissions rising less quickly

• 2024-03-06 07:18:58.185737
• David Flin

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has published a report, CO2 emissions in 2023, that has found that global energy-related CO2 emissions rose less strongly in 2023 than the year before, even as total energy demand growth accelerated.

EU power emissions decline sharply

• 2024-02-08 07:10:28.538248
• David Flin

Power sector emissions in the EU fell by a record 19 per cent in 2023 as a result of sharp falls in both coal- and gas-fired generation, according to a report from the climate think tank Ember.

Seven European countries commit to decarbonise power generation

• 2023-12-20 07:16:23.209134
• David Flin

Six EU countries (Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands), along with Switzerland, have signed a commitment to end carbon emissions in power generation by 2035.

COP28: More loopholes than a butterfly net

• 2023-12-14 07:33:44
• David Flin

The agreement reached at COP28 was, in some ways, a milestone, in that for the first time for nearly 30 years, specific mention of fossil fuels has been made.

Stand-off continuing at COP28 over phase-out of fossil fuel use

• 2023-12-13 07:14:52
• David Flin

The COP28 talks have been the first to directly mention fossil fuel usage in a global climate agreement. However, countries have been wrangling over the text of this agreement.

Innovation funding: What the energy industry really needs from COP28

• 2023-12-11 23:51:47
• Junior Isles

Innovation funding is the crucial missing piece of the puzzle needed to start driving clean energy technologies forward at the pace required.

By Andrew Keen, Head of Content, Energy & Resources, Industrials at Edison Group

Report suggests China expected to achieve carbon emission reductions in power generation

• 2023-11-14 06:51:12.020214
• David Flin

A new report from Carbon Brief suggests that China’s carbon emissions will decrease in 2024 due to a significant increase in clean power generation.