Polish court overrules Enea coal plant scheme
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A regional Polish court has overruled last year’s decision by the state-run utility Enea to join a scheme to build
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Green activists barricade wrong London building
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Environmental protesters in London were left red-faced after incorrectly targeting the offices of a Norwegian renewable energy company. About 200
Nigerians make final legal bid against Shell
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England’s Supreme Court will hear an appeal by Nigerian farming and fishing representatives who want to pursue claims against Royal
World’s first solar road fails to meet expectations
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The world’s first solar road in Normandy, northern France, which opened in 2016, has failed to meet expectations. The 1-km-long
Wind powers 182% of Scottish homes: study
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Scotland’s wind energy output soared in the first half of this year, generating enough electricity to power 4.47 million homes,
2050 carbon neutrality target in doubt after eastern European opposition
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The European Commission’s proposal for a bloc-wide 2050 zero-net-emissions target failed to garner unanimous approval after Poland, Hungary, the Czech
Polish opposition vows to end coal power by 2040
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The main Polish opposition alliance has vowed to end coal power by 2040 as it launched its general election campaign
EU biofuel policy faces palm oil backlash from Indonesia
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Indonesia’s newly re-elected president, Joko Widodo, has vowed to fight the European Union over plans to restrict the use of
Russia prepares to ratify Paris climate deal
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Russia is due to submit legislation to ratify the 2015 Paris climate agreement by September, although President Vladimir Putin also
Book review: the gravity of the climate crisis must bring us back Down to Earth
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“Trump’s originality is to link, in a single gesture, first the headlong rush toward maximum profit while abandoning the rest
Competing visions for hydrocarbons in the melting Arctic
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The acceleration of climate change and geopolitical tension surrounding hydrocarbons are churning the global energy landscape. Nowhere is the speed
Saudis again stifle UN climate change report
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Efforts to tackle climate change have faced three major setbacks, according to the UN. Saudi Arabia has continued at a
Poland’s top court blocks coal plant
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Construction of Poland’s controversial Polnoc power station has been cancelled by the Polish Supreme Administrative Court. The decision, which concludes
UK unveils offshore wind fund
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A £100-million fund has been established to help UK offshore wind firms exploit their relative advantage in the growing renewable
Brussels unsure about Ireland’s 2030 pledges
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The European Commission has queried the impact on Irish air quality of the Dublin government’s aim to comply with 2030