Reuters – Norway’s wealth fund should divest from RWE: green groups
November 20, 2018 12:44 pmOSLO (Reuters) – Green groups have urged Norway’s $1 trillion wealth fund to sell its small stake in German power […]
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Detektor.fm – Eine Frage der Zielsetzung
October 18, 2018 4:23 pmDer Kohleausstieg ist schon lange ein großes Thema in Deutschland. Wie aber sehen die Kohleausstiegspläne anderer Länder aus?
Stop Burning Our Money: EU Governments told to end €38bn toxic funding for coal
October 15, 2018 9:01 amSome of Europe’s oldest, most polluting power stations are receiving millions of euro in government payments every year in what campaigners have described as ‘toxic funding’ for harmful fossil fuels.
Europeans demand: stop burning our money with coal!
October 11, 2018 9:28 amDespite their unprofitability and their harmful impacts on our climate, environment and health, coal power plants still receive massive public subsidies. This is why more than 115,000 Europeans have signed the petition “Let’s move beyond coal!” to call on EU leaders to stop pouring taxpayers’ money into coal through so-called capacity mechanisms.
NPR – Germany Bulldozes Old Villages For Coal Despite Lower Emissions Goals
August 6, 2018 3:49 pmCenturies-old villages across the country are being bulldozed to make way to mine brown coal — one of the filthiest […]
Wired – If Germany Can’t Quit Coal, Can Anyone Else?
July 30, 2018 2:33 pmIt’s been a good run at the Ibbenbüren mine. But now, after 500 years of mining in this coal-producing region, […]
Euractiv – French insurance companies to divest from German top utility RWE
July 23, 2018 3:42 pmFollowing in the footsteps of major European insurers Allianz, AXA, Generali and SCOR, two French insurance firms, Macif and AG2R […]
The Sunday Times – Moneypoint to power on despite protests
July 15, 2018 1:56 pmThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved a new operating licence for Moneypoint power station, despite objections from environmental groups […]
Why new coal in Turkey and the Balkans will test China’s and EU’s climate leadership
June 19, 2018 3:24 pmThe EU and China have to live up to their responsibilities on climate change and use every opportunity to support […]