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Global expansion of coal-fired power plants despite climate targets: Wind and solar energy have overtaken coal in many parts of Europe – but the number of ...
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Paid articlePaywallIndia’s energy investment to hit record $170 billion: A sharp rise in solar and wind deployments has pushed non‑fossil sources to over 50% of installed ...
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China’s coal-fired export ban was cheered by the West. Then came the massive blackouts
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China pushes coal-fired power projects alongside renewables : Vast majority of 104 electricity-generating units set to start operation worldwide this year are in ...
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7 reasons to feel actually hopeful about the clean energy transition: Renewables beat coal, EVs went mainstream, and even Trump’s rollbacks couldn’t stop the ...
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Renewable energies surpass coal: "Science" names breakthrough of the year: "Science" names the renewable energy boom the breakthrough of 2025. For the first time ...
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Solar’s growth in US almost enough to offset rising energy use: Over the course of 2025, electricity demand has gradually declined.
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Renewable energies: Global electricity generation more green than fossil for the first time - | Golem.de
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Solar Is Liberation: Solar is the only scalable way to slow down the climate crisis — and it will free us from the power of billionaires too.
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Africa must shun Trump’s push to resurrect coal: Clean energy can be Africa’s greatest success story, which is why its leaders must not fall for US pro-coal ...
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Solar overtakes coal in the EU, and gas declines for 5th year running: Solar generated 11% of EU electricity in 2024, overtaking coal which fell below 10% for ...
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German Power Prices Gain as Generation Switches to Oil and Coal: Germany is switching on polluting oil and coal-fired plants to plug the looming power gap as ...
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Climate Change Is Our Greatest Challenge Yet, But Humanity Was Built to Do Hard Things
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US wind and solar generation provided $249 billion in climate and air quality health benefits from 2019–2022: Study
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U.S., Japanese banks lead fossil fuel financing: The world's biggest banks financed fossil fuels to the tune of $705 billion in 2023, with U.S ...
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These 4 charts show the world just passed a major clean energy milestone: Booming wind and solar meant a record-breaking 30% of the world’s electricity was ...
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How to Close Coal Mines, Add Solar and Wind and Save Jobs: Avoiding a chaotic energy transition requires cooperation from fossil fuel interests and compromise ...
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Wind and solar hit record 12% of global power generation last year: Wind and solar energy represented a record 12% of global electricity generation last year ...
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