US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed executive orders to “turbocharge coal mining” in the country, seeking to “more than double” electricity production to keep up with power-hungry artificial intelligence technology.…Continue readingTrump signs executive order to ‘turbocharge’ coal mining across the US
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Donald Trump’s new tariffs are set to pummel the renewable energy industry, threatening to push up prices, disrupt supply chains and undercut US ambitions to lead the artificial intelligence revolution, clean-technology…Continue readingDonald Trump’s tariff blitz sparks turmoil for green energy sector
Green energy stocks have fallen back to levels last seen five years ago ahead of an environmental, social and governance frenzy that pushed them to record highs, as uncertainty over political…Continue readingGreen energy stocks fall back to levels last seen 5 years ago
Drax’s former top lobbyist, Rowaa Ahmar, has accused it of “misleading the public, government and its regulator” over its sourcing of wood for biomass pellets, in a claim for unfair dismissal…Continue readingDrax ‘misled government’ over sourcing of wood for biomass, says ex-lobbyist
By David Spratt at Climate Code Red If an unexpected leap in the global average temperature in 2023 was described by one scientist as “gobsmackingly bananas”, are there even words to…Continue readingA(nother) year of scientific shock and awe
As the Danish renewable energy company Ørsted battled to restore its reputation following a bruising year, a rival across the North Sea had the company in its sights. After months of…Continue readingHow the world’s biggest offshore wind company was blown off course
In launching its World Energy Outlook 2024 (WEO), the IEA stated that “the future of the global energy system is electric.” This follows its assertion that demand for coal, oil and…Continue reading‘’Age of electricity’ to follow looming fossil fuel peak’’: Analysis or Science Fiction?
The world’s energy watchdog has signalled a new energy era in which countries have access to more oil, gas and coal than needed to fuel their economic growth, leading to lower…Continue readingFossil fuels could become cheaper and more abundant, says IEA
Colombian authorities said Sunday they were fighting forest fires across seven departments, as a scorching drought fanned blazes across Latin America. From Ecuador to Brazil, many Latin American nations are gripped…Continue readingColombia battles fires as drought fuels Latin American flames
The New Zealand government has announced plans to introduce legislation by the end of this year to reverse the existing ban on offshore oil and gas exploration. This move is part…Continue readingNew Zealand government to reverse ban on offshore oil and gas exploration
Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth have accused police of acting as “private security” for the UK’s biggest carbon emitter after dozens of pre-emptive arrests forced the cancellation of a climate…Continue readingPolice acting as ‘private security’ for Drax power station, say climate activists
Solar-panel supply globally is forecast to reach 1,100 gigawatts by the end of this year — three times more than demand, the International Energy Agency wrote in a report released in…Continue readingChina has flooded the market with so many solar panels that people are using them as garden fencing
Chinese manufacturers seem to have made too many solar panels, according to the US, the European Union, and their allies. They’re now calling on Beijing to rein in the overcapacity of…Continue readingChina made so many solar panels that even its own grid can’t support all the energy produced
The staggering electricity demand needed to power next-generation technology is forcing the US to rely on yesterday’s fuel source: coal. Retirement dates for the country’s ageing coal fleet are getting pushed…Continue readingUS slows plans to retire coal plants as power demand from AI surges
A report by Global Energy Monitor found that coal power capacity grew by 2% last year, driven by an increase in new coal plants across China and a slowdown of plant…Continue readingWorld’s coal power capacity rises despite climate warnings
Vast swaths of the United States are at risk of running short of power as electricity-hungry data centers and clean-technology factories proliferate around the country, leaving utilities and regulators grasping for…Continue readingAmid explosive demand, America is running out of power