Fossil fuel

Market Analysis

Climate Could Pay the Price as Europe’s Nuclear Plants Age

Nuclear power capacity able to supply roughly 60 million homes is scheduled to close this decade as utilities struggle to replace northwest Europe’s ageing rea…

Net Zero Emission

Biden Plan to End U.S. Fossil Fuel Subsidies Faces Big Challenges

Doing so could be hard, even though Biden spent 36 years in the Senate where he is known as a dealmaker.

Personnel Appointment

Biden Names Climate Statesman John Kerry as Climate Envoy

It was one of Biden’s first steps making good on campaign pledges to confront climate-damage from fossil fuel emissions more broadly and forcefully than any pr…

Biofuel

Bioenergy Has an Important Role in the Transition Away from Fossil Fuels and to Move the Global Energy System Towards Carbon Neutrality

Bioenergy has an important role in the transition...

Hydrogen Project

Green Hydrogen Is Sparking a Revolution in Sustainable Energy

​Hydrogen, an already viable substitute for fossil fuels, has been struggling to gain traction for years.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

UN Chief Urges All Countries to Stop Building New Coal Power Plants

United Nations, Nov 15 United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday called on all countries to stop building new coal power plants in his video…

Hydrogen Technology

Hydrogen Breakthrough in Steelmaking

A new, revolutionary process developed by the Swedish steel industry could be a viable and competitive way to use hydrogen to displace coal and other fossil fue…

Energy Investment

Canada and Saudi Arabia Lead Fossil Fuels Funding in G20

The average annual support to fossil fuels in G20 between 2017 and 2019 fell only by 9 percent compared to the previous three-year period 2014-2016.

Market Analysis

G20 Nations Still Spending More on Fossil Fuels: Study

G20 governments' support to fossil fuels has dropped by only nine per cent since 2014-2016, hitting $584 billion annually over the last three years.

IMSR® Enables a Cost-Competitive, Clean Hybrid Energy System

​IMSR® power plants use truly innovative nuclear technology to be safe, reliable, clean and low-cost, making them today’s alternative to fossil fuel combusti…

Coal Production

New Vietnam Law Threatens to Delay Major Coal Projects

A new law in Vietnam could delay four major coal-fired power projects worth a combined $9.1 billion, a U.S.-based think tank said on Tuesday, as the Southeast A…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Zimbabwe: Hwange’s Net Zero Natural Gas Plant a Game Changer

An actual game-changing eco-friendly technology is being implemented for Hwange Thermal Power Plant units 7 and 8 being built by top Chinese firm, Sinohydro.

Energy Transition

Poland and Ukraine Partner on a ‘Just Transition’ from Coal

Coal-reliant regions in Ukraine are expected to transition away from fossil fuel and adopt new low-carbon energy resources using lessons learned by and measures…

Energy Transition

IRENA and CDF to Accelerate Energy Transition in the Caribbean

The International Renewable Energy Agency and the CARICOM Development Fund have partnered to accelerate the energy transition in the Caribbean.

South Korea

Recovering Nuclear to Cut South Korean 4Q Coal Burn

Unplanned nuclear outages in South Korea have increased the country's reliance on coal and gas-fired power generation this month.