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The UK officially closes its last remaining coal power plant

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By MaltaGC – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, [link] The UK has marked a historic moment in its energy transition by shuttering the Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station in Nottinghamshire, its last remaining coal power plant. The UK predominantly replaced coal with wind and solar, without increasing reliance on gas. billion in costs.

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New England to become the second coal-free region in the US

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Photo: PSNH/Flickr Both of New Hampshire’s coal plants are shutting, making New England the second coal-free region in the US. The Bow, New Hampshire-based power station has committed to retiring the coal-burning units at Merrimack and Schiller Stations in New Hampshire, by 2028 and 2025, respectively. Get started here. –ad*

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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

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“Electric cars will not save the climate. There are two major reasons for this: first, EVs are not going to reach the numbers required by 2050 to hit their needed contribution to net zero goals , and even if they did, a host of other personal, social and economic activities must be modified to reach the total net zero mark.

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In a ‘monumental shift’, EU coal and gas collapse as wind and solar ascend

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Photo: Hornsea Project Europe’s coal electricity generation tanked by 26% and gas by 15% in 2023, according to a new report from energy think tank Ember. Interestingly, Europe’s shift away from fossil fuels wasn’t just about swapping coal and gas for wind and solar. Coal and gas are on their way out, and renewables are stepping up.

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Global Carbon Project: Global carbon emissions growth slows, but hits record high

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The findings are outlined in three new papers published in Earth System Science Data , Environmental Research Letters , and Nature Climate Change. The decline of coal use in the European Union and United States is overshadowed by surging natural gas and oil use around the world, according to the researchers. over 2018 emissions.

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BNEF: Oil price plunge to have only moderate impact on low-carbon electricity development, but likely to slow EV growth

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The collapse in world oil prices in the second half of 2014 will have only a moderate impact on the fast-developing low-carbon transition in the world electricity system, according to research firm Bloomberg New Energy Finance. However, the slump in the Brent crude price per barrel from $112.36 on 30 June to $61.60

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EGEB: World’s 60 largest banks pumped $3.8 trillion into fossil fuels since 2016

Electrek

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): A climate group report shows fossil-fuel financing continues to rise despite Paris Agreement pledges. The world’s largest coal mining company sets its sights on solar. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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