China’s recent concern over pollution and climate change may result in a shift in coal consumption, particularly affecting Australian coal assets, a new report has said....
“Mum, Dad, your pension is f***ing up my future.” That is the message of a new campaign, encouraging students to push their parents into asking their...
South Africa’s ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), is backing the expansion of coal production in the country, according to Yale Environment 360. The publication...
Renewable energy is the second most popular investment choice in the UK after property, according to a new survey that confirms the British public’s support for...
Air pollution from China’s coal plants was responsible for over 250,000 premature deaths in 2011, while also harming hundreds of thousands of Chinese children, according to...
Yesterday’s news that a record number of customers had switched energy supplier in November is welcome, on the face of it. It remains to be seen...
Energy secretary Ed Davey has inaugurated biomass power plant Drax, which will produce electricity from wood pulp and cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Drax power station...
China is inadequately prepared in the fight against the impacts of climate change because of a lack of planning and public awareness, the government admitted on...
Divestment groups have asked a number of institutions in Britain to come clean about links with the fossil fuels industry and drop investment. Student campaign network...
Japanese authorities have hinted that the country could be set to stand by nuclear power, despite previous assertions that the energy source – which was at...
As eastern China suffered record high levels of air pollution, Chinese fossil fuel shares slid whilst environmental protection stocks received a boost. Authorities in Shanghai ordered...
Particulate pollutants in Shanghai have reached unprecedented levels, with authorities telling citizens to stay indoors and wear masks if outside. China’s financial hub has been swallowed...
US president Barack Obama has ordered the federal government to meet 20% of its electricity demand with renewable energy by 2020. The target represents an increase...
MPs have voted against closing a legal loophole that allows coal-fired power stations to continue emitting carbon unabated throughout their lifespan. The amendment, tabled by a...
Professors from the University of California and Cornell University have called on academic institutions to listen to the students who were calling for the divestment of fossil...