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Shift away from fossil fuels by BOC is expected to cut company’s Australian emissions by 40% by 2035 and follows similar commitment by Rio Tinto

Three South African environmental and climate justice organisations took the South African government to court in November 2021, to challenge the authorisation of new coal-fired power as part of the country’s energy mix. Three years later, the court ruled that the government’s new coal plans were unlawful, invalid, and against…

The IEA forecast indicates a sharp rise in the requirements of AI, but said threat to the climate was ‘overstated’

As President Donald Trump announced moves to ease restrictions on the U.S. coal industry Tuesday, he extolled what he views as its values

Energy analysts say latest milestone means ‘era of fossil growth coming to an end’

Clean sources accounted for more than 40 percent of electricity production last year for the first time.

Australia has huge reserves of coal and gas – but very little oil. Before the 20th century, this didn’t matter – trains ran on local coal. But as cars and trucks have come to dominate, Australia has become more and more reliant on imported oil.

Heatwaves, AI and data centres are driving electricity demand to new heights. But clean power is up to the challenge, a new global review finds.

Campaigners claim NI is being used as a ‘whipping boy’ to feed Irish republic’s energy-hungry datacentres