Energy
The Guardian: Bitcoin mining consumes more electricity a year than Ireland
Network’s estimated power use also exceeds that of 19 other European countries, consuming more than five times output of continent’s largest windfarm Read here
Energy
Climate Crisis
Climate Analytics – Coal Phase Out in the European Union
When should the EU shut down its 300+ coal plants to meet the Paris Agreement’s long-term temperature limit? Our report outlines a science-based schedule for a coal phase-out in Europe. By Climate Analytics Team […]
Energy
Climate Analytics: About 80% of EU and German, virtually all Polish coal plants non-compliant with new EU 2021 air pollution regulations
“For Germany, which accounts for about 30% of the EU coal fleet, around 80% of the coal fleet expected to be still operating in 2021 would not comply with the emissions standards under the new […]
Energy
DeSmog UK – Fracking Company Cuadrilla Pushed Lancashire Council to Remove ‘Biased’ Community Group Chair
Large corporations spend billions a year in purchasing political decisions – lobbying- from governments and politicians throughout the world. This policy of interfering in the democratic process however permeates down to the lowest levels of […]
Climate Crisis
Kieran Cooke – Fossil fuel lobby makes its case in Bonn
While the UN climate talks seek to slow climate change, the fossil fuel lobby still argues the benefits of traditional fuels. Kieran Cooke is a former foreign correspondent for both the BBC and the Financial […]
Energy
ICCT: Greenwashing food-based biofuels in Europe
The term “Highly sustainable crop based biofuels” (HSCBBs) sounds environmentally friendly. It sounds like the kind of low-carbon biofuel that avoids the food vs. fuel debate. But unfortunately, the term now means perpetuating the biofuel business as […]
Climate Crisis
DeSmog UK – Shell, BP Climate Disclosures ‘Just a Marketing Tool’ — Report
A report exposes a glaring discrepancy between Shell and BP’s public support for a low-carbon economy and their actual business planning By Kyla Mandel, Deputy Editor of DeSmog UK Cross-posted from DeSmog UK Two years after BP and Shell shareholders resoundingly […]
Climate Crisis
Megan Darby – UN Shipping Climate Talks ‘Captured’ by Industry
The shipping industry is one of the main cotributors to CO² and nitrogen-oxide. It is hardly regulated with regard to emissions as this article documents. Megan Darby is Climate Home’s deputy editor. She previously wrote […]
Energy
Hulya Dagdeviren – Control of the Energy Sector
The British government’s energy policy is marked by poor performance and high costs for consumers. While energy companies rake in massive profits and repeatedly introduce steep price increases, they treat their customers with contempt and neglect. There is great […]
Climate Crisis
Mat Hope – How 25 Metres of Country Road Became England’s Fracking Frontline
Mat Hope of DeSmog UK travels to Lancashire and reports about the protests against fracking there. By Mat Hope, éditor of DeSmog UK Cross-posted from DeSmog UK “There’s something happening,” Nick tells me. […]