Energy
Brazil reveals renewable energy goal on US visit
NEWS: Emerging economy will aim for 28-33% renewable energy by 2030, President Rousseff said in joint statement with Obama
Alberta beefs up carbon levy in climate policy boost
NEWS: Canadian province’s step to strengthen regulation of oil patch more symbolic than effective in hitting emissions target
Controversial Australia coal mega-mine hangs in the balance
NEWS: Indian conglomerate Adani has suspended engineering work on the Carmichael project, raising speculation it could pull out
Sunny outlook for solar overshadowed by coal – Bloomberg
NEWS: Emissions from coal threaten dangerous levels of global warming despite surge in renewable investment, analysts warn
Gas plants and cars bring ‘carbon lock-in’ risk – study
NEWS: Investing in fossil fuel infrastructure undermines the shift to a low carbon economy, researchers warn – and it’s not just coal
Is Russia moving towards a fracking future?
NEWS: US fracking has challenged the Kremlin’s hold on the global gas market and Russia is keen to regain its share, say analysts
Renewable energy in numbers – REN21 report
BLOG: Clean power installations outstripped fossil fuel and nuclear plants in 2014, backed by increasingly widespread policy support
UK government ordered to publish censored fracking report
NEWS: Transparency watchdog rules redacted study must be printed in full amid debate on shale gas ahead of Cuadrilla verdict
Ditching China’s coal addiction will take decades, warns expert
NEWS: Despite renewables growth, top energy expert Yufeng Yang predicts slow reduction in China’s emissions 2030-2050
Greening the world energy mix in 9 graphs
ANALYSIS: The International Energy Agency has published a special report on climate change: what does it tell us about energy emissions?
Energy ‘transformation’ needed to save climate, says IEA
NEWS: Global greenhouse gas emissions could peak by 2020 says influential agency if governments take radical steps now
BP warns coal’s death is premature, predicts growth till 2035
NEWS: Coal use to grow for “long time to come”, albeit at a slower pace as shale gas revolution shifts tectonic plates of world energy
European coal faces uncertain future as electricity demand falls
NEWS: Analysis of falling demand for electricity within the EU sends a stark warning to investors in new coal plants that their assets could be left stranded
India PM Modi endorses controversial Sundarbans coal plant
NEWS: Green campaigners are turning to banks in bid to block polluting project as Bangladesh and India give green light
Leave coal in the ground, not oil and gas – Shell CFO
NEWS: Big Oil the baddies because people can’t name coal companies, says Simon Henry, as oil major’s strategy shaped by “carbon bubble
China billions drive Pakistan coal power expansion
NEWS: At home Beijing is looking beyond coal, but abroad it’s investing in expansion of world’s dirtiest fuel
Japan, Germany, Korea fuelling growth of coal power
NEWS: Study from Oil Change International reveals biggest culprits in bankrolling overseas projects using dirtiest energy source
To infinity and beyond: Apollo project to boost green energy growth
THE GUARDIAN: UK’s chief climate diplomat calls for £15bn a year R&D spending on clean energy to make it cheaper than coal power globally
China renewables investment rose 31% in 2014
NEWS: Solar, wind and hydro finance flows remain strong despite economic downturn, says new spending analysis by US government
Oil giants brush up climate credentials ahead of Paris summit
NEWS: New initiative backed by UK, Chinese and Saudi firms seeks to explore ways they can contribute to emissions challenge