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Solar to dominate power sector over coal and gas by 2032, report suggests
Renewable energy alternatives will become the largest sources of electricity in the next 10 years, new research suggests, as nations seek to diversify their energy resources to avoid future supply shocks, as seen with the closure of the Strait of…
International Energy Agency Is Wrong To Forecast Coal's Demise
Activists would have us believe that coal is a dying energy source. But, thankfully for American coal states such as West Virginia and the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia—all of which use millions of tonnes of coal every…
Coal comfort
The ₹37,500-crore incentive scheme to promote surface coal gasification project in India is indeed an acknowledgement of the need to find more environmentally benign pathways to use the abundant, 400 billion tonnes of coal reserves that…
Activists demand South Africa stop supplying Israel with coal as a new report outlines complicity in the Gaza genocide
On March 15, 2026, the South African government formally acknowledged Israel's response to the country's written pleadings in the case of Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip…
How coal gasification promises to be a gamechanger in energy security, cutting imports
The buzz word now is ‘surface gasification', that will help India take advantage of its massive coal reserves. It not only redefines clean coal but also works towards the nation's energy security by reducing vulnerabilities to external…
EPA proposes weakening coal-fired power plant wastewater pollution standards
The Trump administration has again moved to weaken its own environmental protection oversight of coal-fired plants, releasing a proposal to limit the reach of a rule that looms large in West Virginia. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on…
Coal gasification can raise India's resource security amid decarbonisation uncertainties: Report
While coal gasification presents uncertain decarbonisation outcomes, it can play a crucial role in strengthening the country's raw material security by reducing dependence on imported coal and natural gas, according to an Observer Research…
ASEAN nations return to fossil fuels, back away from net zero plans
For years, the governments in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations faced pressure from international lenders and climate forums to announce fossil fuel phase-outs, moratoria on new plants, and heavy bets on wind and solar. Indonesia and…
Solar to dominate energy by 2035, but AI data centers will keep fossil fuels in business
Solar will become the largest source of power in the next decade, surpassing coal, oil and natural gas, according to a new report from BloombergNEF. The tectonic shift will occur alongside a historic rise in the use of energy driven by AI and the…
The 'birthplace of the industrial revolution' reopens just in time for half-term
Ironbridge is widely considered to be the birthplace of the industrial revolution Two of the Ironbridge Gorge museums recently taken over by the National Trust are set to throw open their doors this week, offering families a historic half-term…
U.N. agency to remove worst-case climate scenario
May 19 (UPI) -- Climate scientists have decided to remove their worst-case scenario for how hot the Earth could get if nothing is done to slow global warming. The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change seems ready to drop its most…
Central Asia series | Kazakhstan digital nomad: charting an innovative future
Imagine walking into a supermarket in Kazakhstan, picking up a loaf of bread and a carton of milk, and paying without cash, a credit card, or even a phone – just by placing your hand under a scanner. This is not a scene from the future; it…
Oil Holds Near $110 After Trump Delays Iran Strike
Oil prices steadied near $110 as Trump delayed planned action against Iran and Washington extended waivers for buyers of Russian crude. Historic SPR Drawdowns Propel US Crude to Global Markets Record US SPR volumes are pushing out record volumes of…
Trump downplays high prices, solar to dominate, and more
Welcome to Daily on Energy, written by Washington Examiner energy and environment writers Callie Patteson (@CalliePatteson) and Maydeen Merino (@MaydeenMerino). Email cpatteson@washingtonexaminer dot com or mmerino@washingtonexaminer dot com for…
The worst climate future is less likely, but the best one is slipping away, scientists say
WASHINGTON – Scientists are jettisoning their worst and best case scenarios for a warming world as no longer plausible. That shows how modest gains in the fight to curb climate change have dialed back the most catastrophic of future heating…
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