The Australian state has set a 2050 net zero target but refused to close its eight coal plants

EDF has reportedly been approached to keep a coal-fired power station going

The call comes as the capital city of Bishkek ranked number two in the world earlier this month for air pollution despite a mild winter

Avangrid Renewables and Prysmian Group have finalised an agreement to buy a 47-acre site at the former Brayton Point coal plant in Somerset where it plans to develop the facility

The Longannet Power Station started generating electricity in 1970

A 190-strong coalition has today agreed to both phase out coal power and end support for new coal power plants

President Xi Jinping made the announcement at the 76th session of the UN General Assembly via video, pledging to ‘step up support’ for green and low carbon energy projects in developing countries

Chinese financial institutions accounted for nearly 40% of the total $42bn investment, according to new research

It found renewables are not expanding quickly enough to meet the strong rebound in power demand this year, resulting in a ‘sharp rise’ in coal power consumption

More than 600 new coal-fired plants are currently underway, a new report suggests