By Andy May It’s official, the IEA believes that coal-powered electricity generation will rise 9% in 2021 to an all-time high, once the final numbers are in. For the details…
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Germany Burning More Coal, Renewable Energy Share Falling
Greenpeace blames the German Merkel government for not being green enough.
Greece Puts Coal Power Plants Shut Down in 2019 Back Into Operation…To Avert Winter Blackouts!
But that has turned out to be easier said than done. Greece now is putting lignite-fired power plants back into operation after a recent study by Greek electricity regulator RAE…
Japan Building 22 New Coal Power Plants
There is talk of eventually producing blue hydrogen from coal, and converting the plants to burn that instead. However that really is pie in the sky, as it would need…
BBC: Japan’s COP26 Climate Solution Includes 22 New Coal Plants
“It’s a total joke”: Japan throwing a hilarious smokescreen over their commitment to climate action.
Weather Lulls: Germany Forced To Burn 20% More Coal, The Very Energy Source That’s To Be Phased Out
The energy source that Germany moves to shut down, rescued the country from widespread blackouts in 2021.
COP26 Caves on Coal – “Phase Down” Rather than “Phase Out”
According to CNBC India has just saved the world, by forcing everyone to accept the deletion of the centrepiece of COP26, replacing the “Phase Out” of coal with the much…
Bloomberg: Coal Divesters Sweetening the Deal with New Long Term Permits
According to Bloomberg, mining giants are pimping every last penny out of their divestment coal asset sales, sweetening the deal by arranging long term operating permits for the new buyers.
India’s COP-26 promise of Net Zero by 2070 overshadowed by coal use
So, for India, the promise of 2070 Net Zero appears shallow while the commitment to fossil fuels is clearly deep.
China Still Burning More & More Coal
From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT NOVEMBER 2, 2021 By Paul Homewood While western leaders are in a state of hysteria over global warming, China just keeps on…
Rep Donalds Explains Why Biden’s Energy Policies will Drive CO2 Emissions Up
Rep Donalds (R-FL) ripping into Congressional attempts to intimidate energy producers and violate their First Amendment rights, and explaining that China and Russia are not attending COP26 because they want…
BBC Climate Expert Explains How Australia Could Live Without Coal Exports
Coal is both Australia’s second largest export and something Australia could live without, according to the BBC.
China Backtracking?
China plans to build more coal-fired power plants and has hinted that it will rethink its timetable to slash emissions, in a significant blow to the UK’s ambitions for securing…
Australian PM Should Bring Coal to Glasgow COP26
The Saltbush Club, a group of Aussie climate rebels which includes Professor Ian Plimer and Jo Nova, suggests Aussie PM Scott Morrison should bring coal to Glasgow, to provide backup…
COP26 Climate Breakthrough? G20 Coal Use Rose 4% in 2021
According to the BBC, G20 nations are barely paying lip service to climate targets, with the scramble to restart the global economy driving an uptick in coal use.
Vijay Jayaraj: Coal Shortages Threaten Blackouts for 2.7 Billion Chinese and Indians
Asia’s and Europe’s energy crisis is a stern warning to politicians who advocate replacing coal, oil and natural gas with more expensive and intermittent wind and solar — a switch that…
What Coal Price Surge? Climate Council Predicts 20,000 Jobs to Go
In the midst of an unprecedented surge in coal price and demand, Tim Flannery’s Aussie Climate Council has urged Australia to shut down the coal industry, to protect jobs.
Massive Floods add to China’s Climate Policy Coal Crisis
Massive floods have stopped production in a major Chinese Coal producing province, likely worsening China’s ongoing energy crisis.
Queensland Government Backs Coal and Green Hydrogen
What do you do if you need the votes of coal miners, but also need the votes of inner city climate activists? Try to please both, of course.
Chinese and Indian Climate Policy Power Crisis Worsens
As China scrambles to recover from a severe coal shortage caused by Xi Jinping’s “non-negotiable” climate directives, their coal, gas and electricity buying spree is triggering shortages in India, Europe…
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