Environmental activists protest against Energy Charter Treaty while its reform is negotiated.
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The Energy Charter Treaty allows fossil fuel investors to sue governments over climate action – prompting EU countries to withdraw.
Young activists have been pushing to keep a 1.5-Celsius limit, knowing their future is at stake.
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A leading climate scientist explains why going over 1.5 degrees Celsius puts the world in a danger zone.
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Smaller international deals and fossil free zones point a way forward.
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The rain comes as coal demand surges and pressure mounts for the industry to wind back production to help tackle climate change.
Eighty-five per cent of our global CO2 emissions come from the burning of coal, oil and natural gas.
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Saying that the climate problem is complex is false, and a distraction from what we know needs to be done.
South Africa’s Kusile coal-fired power station in Mpumalanga.
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When it comes to dependency on coal power plants, South Africa is in a class of its own: 85% of its electricity is produced in coal power plants.
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Fossil fuels were named as the problem at COP26. We’re no closer to eliminating them a year on.
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A key issue for African countries is: how to contribute towards averting a climate disaster without compromising economic growth and development.
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Victoria’s new renewable plan is welcome - but it relies on building unsexy and challenging new transmission lines across the state.
A coal processing plant in China’s Shanxi Province
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China is in the midst of a devastating heatwave and drought. This has thrown the nation into an electricity crisis. And China has doubled down on coal investments to meet demand.
The coal-fired Suralaya power station in Banten, Indonesia.
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Policies supporting fossil fuels are an instant way to ramp up the economy. However, this could come back to hit Indonesia’s economy in the medium to long-term.
Coal was the dominant fuel for U.S. power plants until 2016. This PacifiCorp power plant in Utah still uses it.
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An economist explains coal power’s rise and fall in charts.
Making sense of what’s tripping the switch on South Africa’s electricity supply.
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Five essential reads on why South Africa is failing to keep the lights on.
South Africa has some of the best solar and wind resources in the world.
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Considering South Africa’s climatic advantage, the fraction of electricity generated from renewable energy technologies is low.
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Grattan Institute projections suggest that by 2060 a mere 600 people will remain employed in major Australian coal mines, down from 40,000 today.
Smokestacks at the coal-fired Mountaineer power plant in New Haven, West Virginia.
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In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court held that an Obama administration plan to regulate carbon emissions from power plants exceeded the power that Congress gave to the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Paying coal-fired power stations to stay open means consumers will be picking up the cost when they ultimately fail.
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Australia needs an honest reckoning with the fossil fuel industry’s decades-long hold over Australian politics. Without that, we cannot shift to a principled stand against ceaseless expansion.
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Electricity is an essential service. Acting quickly is crucial to avoid households falling into hardship, and businesses closing their doors.
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If South Africa fails to implement the 2019 Integrated Resource Plan, it will lead to the demise of Eskom as an energy producer as users turn to alternative electricity sources.