fossil fuels Archives - Page 14 of 18 - Renew Economy

Electric cars a mixed bag for health, climate
Driving an electric car could be worse for both the climate and public health if the electricity that runs it was generated at a coal-fired power plant.
Bobby Magill

Dec 17, 2014

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The strengthening economic case for fossil fuel divestment
Investment in fossil fuel companies is a bet their primary asset will be sold for more than cost of production. It’s a bad bet.
John Quiggin

Dec 1, 2014

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What’s at stake in Lima climate talks
The stakes in Lima are tropospheric, and far clearer now than when Kyoto was negotiated.
John Upton

Nov 28, 2014

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Clues show how green electricity may be in US by 2050
By 2050, the technology will likely be available to provide 80 percent of America’s electricity from wind, solar and other renewable sources.
Bobby Magill

Nov 26, 2014

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Post climate pact, IEA warns fossil fuel trends dire
The odds that any climate agreement among the biggest greenhouse emitters will succeed became a little greater as China & U.S. commit to slash carbon pollution.
Bobby Magill

Nov 13, 2014

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UN climate report rings alarm, offers guidance
The most sophisticated, comprehensive and succinct scientific account of the impacts of human activity on the world was published Sunday.
John Upton

Nov 3, 2014

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New study shows relying on gas transition an impediment to renewables
New study suggests push toward natural gas is not only a distraction from “decarbonizing” the U.S., it could also make climate change worse.
Bobby Magill

Sep 25, 2014

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Coal power shows zero growth in 2014, report shows
The last year in which there were no additions to coal power generating capacity in the U.S. was 1998.
Bobby Magill

Sep 17, 2014

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China may be ready to kick coal habit
Signs are hopeful that China, No.1 emitter of greenhouse gases, will be less reliant on polluting coal that powered its rapid economic rise.
Kieren Cooke

Sep 8, 2014

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Coal plants lock in 300 billion tons of CO2 emissions
Coal-fired power plants are the largest contributors to atmospheric CO2 concentrations.
Bobby Magill

Aug 29, 2014

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How climate friendly is bike sharing? It’s complicated
How many people have traded their car for a bike-share bike? That’s where the certainty ends about how bike-sharing programs benefit the climate.
Bobby Magill

Aug 19, 2014

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The G20 has a crucial role in preventing future energy crises
The set of rules that govern world energy markets have not kept pace with the transformations in energy markets that are now happening ever more rapidly.
Christian Downie

Aug 18, 2014

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