Despite Record Renewable Growth, China Is Still Betting on Coal
China’s coal power output rose in early 2026, fueling concerns that last year’s drop in power-sector emissions may…
Heatwaves Are Driving a Worldwide Surge in Air Conditioning
More people worldwide are being forced to invest in air conditioning as temperatures rise and heatwaves become more…
Analysis: China’s CO2 climbs 2% in early 2026 due to ‘wasted’ wind and solar
China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions grew by 2% in the first quarter of 2026, after a rise in…
Why wind and solar power is going to ‘waste’ in China in the global energy crisis
The “wasted” wind and solar energy stems from inflexible grid management that continues to rely on coal for…
The Global Energy Crisis Is Driving Countries Back To Coal
Five years ago, over 40 countries pledged to scale back and phase down unabated coal power at the…
Coal plants persist as a large barrier to the global solar energy transition
Three-step framework for PV generation and losses A three-step framework was developed to estimate facility-level PV energy generation…
Iran war pushes Portugal to halve fossil fuel use over next 10 years – POLITICO
While this target has been in the works for a while, the center-right government has accelerated its planning…
Dune-esque, record-breaking solar city puts Türkiye first place in the renewables race
Türkiye is making impressive strides in its energy transition as it prepares to host the COP31 climate change…
searching for a roadmap – The Irish Times
The world’s first conference aiming to break fossil fuel dependency held in Santa Maria, Columbia, and attended by…
India’s Renewable Surge Cut Fossil Fuel Power Use in 2025
A record jump in renewable power generation and milder weather pushed fossil fuel power generation in India down…
Solar and wind outpace coal as energy crisis fails to spark fossil fuel revival
Published on 20/04/2026 – 7:02 GMT+2•Updated 7:35 A predicted ‘coal comeback’ due to the Iran war energy crisis…
A ‘meaningless’ return-to-coal narrative masks that renewables are winning the energy shock
The global energy shock stemming from the conflict in the Middle East is rewriting the ways governments think…