fossil fuels
The country aims to end coal power by 2038 at the latest and will compensate utilities, mines and state governments when it does so
The professional body is pledging to divest from oil, gas and mining companies by 2023 if they fail to demonstrate their operations are in line with the goals of the Paris agreement
New analysis by Carbon Brief suggests the amount of electricity generated by low carbon sources such as wind, solar, nuclear, hydro and biomass stalled in 2019
This would amount to a reduction of around 300TWh according to Carbon Brief, which says it is the largest drop on record
Future financing will aim to accelerate clean energy innovation, energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies
The decision means the BP Portrait Award 2019 exhibition opening on 7th December at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery will be the last staging of the annual event
The find would boost the country’s existing reserves of 150 billion barrel by a third
In a joint statement, finance experts from the EU have said divesting from oil, gas and coal projects would signal a significant shift in the region’s efforts to tackle emissions, pollution and climate change
The nitrogen compounds released when burning fossil fuels are responsible for as much as 50% of the ‘deadliest type of air pollution’
The International Energy Agency says this puts the cars ahead of heavy industry such as steel, cement, aluminium, as well as trucks and aviation
