Tag: coal
Phasing out oil and coal – Colombia goes against the grain
The winner of Colombia’s 2022 election, President Gustavo Petro, had phasing out fossil energy as a central part of his election campaign. Now the country’s left-wing government is fulfilling its…
Britain plans to ban all new coal mines | News in brief
New legislation is being prepared in Britain, which will ban all new coal mines, says the country’s energy minister. Minister of Energy by Michael Shanks according to the banning of…
The growth of India’s coal consumption stopped – the four-year growth streak of emissions was broken | News in brief
India produces two-thirds of its electricity with coal, but the turn of coal dependence is already looming. India’s coal-fired electricity production was lower in August and September than a year…
Britain’s last coal-fired power station to cease operation | News in brief
Britain, the birthplace of coal power, intends to produce all its energy from renewable sources from 2030 at the latest. Britain’s last coal-fired power station, Ratcliffe-on-Shoar, will be shut down…
Britain’s last coal-fired power plant to close | News in brief
Britain’s last coal-fired power station will close today in Ratcliffe-on-Soar, England. At the same time, Britain will become the first leading G7 industrial country to completely transition away from coal…
Mine disaster in Iran! Death toll rises to 52, mourning declared
The death toll from a coal mine explosion in Iran’s South Khorasan province has risen to 52, and a three-day mourning period has been declared in the province. LOSS OF…
Activists block coal ship in Wijk bij Duurstede lock
The owner of the lock, Rijkswaterstaat, says it will give the climate activists until 8 p.m. to leave. “Because as long as they have to wait, the skippers will suffer…
Eurostat: Solar overtook coal as electricity source in 2022
(Finance) – In the 2022, For the first time in the EU, coal has been overtaken by solar energy in electricity production. The percentage of solar energy in total electricity…
US: Wind power overtakes coal for two consecutive months
Renewable energy has reached a historic milestone in the United States, surpassing coal for the first time in two consecutive months. According to the Federal Energy Information Administration, wind turbines…
The miner couldn’t even believe what he found: 3 million 151 lira worth!
Speaking to the BBC, miner Raju Gound said they had been leasing a mine from the government for more than 10 years in the hope of finding diamonds in the…