The environment, climate, and energy ministers of the Group of Seven western industrialised states (G7) have committed to phase-out coal power ‘during the first half of the 2030s’, in the outcomes of their summit in Torino presented today.
Despite commitments from 12 European countries to move their power systems away from fossil fuels in line with the UN Paris Climate Agreement by 2035, analysis conducted by Beyond Fossil Fuels reveals a glaring chasm.
BERLIN, 7 MARCH 2024 – Ten EU nations, representing over sixty percent of the bloc’s electricity generation capacity have committed […]
Environmental activists protested outside Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala's residence today to mark two years since the Czech-Polish deal on the Turów coal mine crisis.
To kickstart the new year, Slovakia and Austria have bid farewell to coal power. Slovakia has expedited its coal exit from 2030 to 2024, while rumours of a return to coal in Austria have failed to materialise, with record additions of solar and wind power easing out coal and helping to ensure security of supply.
The collective commitment announced yesterday by Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, and Switzerland to decarbonise their electricity systems by 2035 marks a momentous stride.
Despite EU negotiators pushing for a decarbonised global power system in the 2030s at the climate negotiations currently taking place at COP28 in Dubai, Italy, Hungary and North Macedonia have postponed their coal phase-out commitments by several years.
Today, 10 members including the United States, Czech Republic, Kosovo, Cyprus, Norway and Dominican Republic have joined the Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA), underscoring that even the most coal-heavy countries worldwide are looking to a future beyond fossil fuels.
On the eve of the Rugby World Cup final in Paris, the tournament’s biggest sponsor, Société Générale, is under scrutiny for its long-time support of Energetický a průmyslový holding (EPH).