Climate change: Portugal goes coal-free, shut down plants
By Omotayo EdubiPortugal has shut down its last remaining coal plant, becoming the fourth country in the European…
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Negotiators at COP26 back off from call to end coal use
By Omotayo Edubi
The negotiators at this year’s COP26 U.N. climate summit in Glasgow seemed to be backing away…
190 nations pledge to quit coal at COP26
By Nneka NwogwugwuPoland, Vietnam, Chile and other countries have pledged for the first time to phase out…
South Africa opposes coal ban on climate aid
By Nneka NwogwugwuSouth Africa’s energy minister, Gwede Mantache has opposed ban on new coal-fired power projects,…
South Africa’s Minister continues to support use of coal amid climate talks
By Nneka NwogwugwuSouth Africa’s energy minister encouraged investment in technology that could potentially…
Sri Lanka to cease building coal-fired plants
By Nneka NwogwugwuSri Lanka’s government has announced that it will cease building new coal-fired power plants and…
Coal replaces wind as Germany’s biggest energy source
Coal displaced wind power as Germany’s most important energy source in the first half of 2021, with a debate…
G20 nations fail to agree on phasing out coal by 2025
The G20 group of rich nations failed to agree on phasing out coal by 2025 at a meeting of energy and environment…
Solving Nigeria’s epileptic power supply with coal
The issue of erratic and epileptic power supply in Nigeria is as old as the country itself.
Nigeria industrial…
Top emitter in Africa seeks $10 billion for shift from coal
South African state power utility Eskom, Africa’s biggest greenhouse gas emitter, is pitching a $10 billion plan…
