coal

4 min.
Burning imported waste for energy will be incompatible with climate targets in the longer term, say researchers in Denmark15/March/2019

Limited future for energy from incinerated waste imports
8 min.
European policymakers are convinced, the energy transition cannot rely on electrification alone. “Molecules” will be needed, but the new molecules will not be based on natural gas, and there will be a lot less of them11/March/2019

Will Nord Stream 2 be the last great European gas pipeline?
7 min.
Ørsted’s transformation from a fossil-intensive European utility to a leading global renewable energy company has benefited the company’s bottom line as well as the climate, writes Jakob Askou Bøss, Head of Strategy and Communication07/March/2019

From black to green in a decade
7-8 min.
The reaction of the Australian government to the recent IPCC report was to reject a phase out of coal. But with research showing new wind and solar are competitive with new coal, economics, not politics, looks set to define the country’s energy mix23/November/2018

Energy transition economics outpace Australian politics
7-8 min.
Reforms to Europe’s carbon trading system have pushed up prices. Gas was expected to be the main beneficiary, but wind and solar may be the real winners given challenges in the gas market and the falling price of renewables26/October/2018

Wind and solar could be biggest winners from carbon market reforms
9-10 min.
The IPCC report makes it clear global warming needs to be kept below 1.5C and that renewables and energy efficiency must replace fossil fuels. Europe continues, however, to invest in gas infrastructure, potentially jeopardising decarbonisation and the clean energy transition17/October/2018

New gas infrastructure risks fossil fuel lock in
11-12 min.
Coal-reliant regions around the world have been generally resistant to the energy transition and regulators have tended to defend the status quo. But they are slowly starting to realise that clear plans and financial support for disrupted societies are more important09/July/2018

A fair and just energy transition
9-10 min.
Australia, New Zealand explore low-carbon solutions04/June/2018

Australia, New Zealand explore low-carbon solutions
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