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A dumper unloads coal at a coal yard at the Deendayal Port in Kandla, in the western state of Gujarat, India, September 25, 2024. REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo
CoalEmissionsNews

Opinion: India’s lower coal imports mean bad news for power emissions

By Gavin Maguire LITTLETON, Colorado (Reuters) -India lowered imports of thermal coal by over 5.5 million tons in 2024 from the year before,...

Trump has favoured oil and gas over wind power (GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA)
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US falling behind on wind power, think tank warns

The United States is falling behind the European Union in the rollout of wind power and risks being overtaken by China, a think...

An aerial view shows a solar park being built by 'F&S solar service' company near Erftstadt, western Germany (AFP)
BusinessNewsSolar

Solar power surpasses coal in EU for first time

Solar overtook coal in the European Union’s electricity production in 2024, with the share of renewables rising to almost half the bloc’s power...

A view of the production line for solar panels at photovoltaics systems maker Solarwatt in Dresden, Germany, May 4, 2022. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel/File Photo
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Solar power overtook coal in EU’s electricity mix in 2024, Ember says

By Susanna Twidale (Reuters) – Solar power overtook coal in the European Union’s electricity mix for the first time last year, while wind...

FILE - Wind turbines spin at the Klettwitz Nord solar energy park near Klettwitz, Germany, Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)
ElectricityFuelNewsPolitics

Europe posts record year for clean energy use as Trump pulls US toward fossil fuels

A record 47% of the European Union’s electricity now comes from solar and other renewables, a report Thursday said, in yet another sign...

An aerial view of Drax Power Station, including the biomass power plant, in Yorkshire, U.K., on April 20, 2016. Credit: A.P.S. (UK)/Alamy via Reuters
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UK can have clean, stable power by 2030 — without heavy reliance on biomass

U.K. can achieve a stable, decarbonised power system by 2030 with reduced biomass reliance, driven by wind, solar and better interconnections.

AnalysisEfficiencyElectricityHydrogenInfrastructureIntertiesNuclear PowerSolarTradeTransmissionWind

Security and efficiency: The case for connecting Europe and North America

Transatlantic interconnection could cut energy costs, secure supply and boost renewables by leveraging complementary weather patterns.

Wind turbines off the coast of Clacton-on-Sea, UK.
AnalysisElectricityHydropowerOffshore WindSolarWind

UK low-carbon renewable power set to overtake fossil fuels for first time

Wind power is close to becoming the single largest source of UK power for the first time, says Ember analysis of renewable energy...

Indonesia has pledged to phase out coal power in 15 years and reach net-zero emissions by mid-century (AFP)
AnalysisBiofuelsClimateCoalEconomyElectricityEmissionsEnvironmentGeothermalIndustryNuclear PowerPoliticsRegulationsUtilities

Indonesia’s new coal phase-out goal sets ‘daunting task’

Meeting Indonesia's pledge to phase out coal power is a daunting task that will require immediate and ambitious action, experts warn.

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