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Construction of new coal-fired power plants fell worldwide in 2016
The amount of new coal power plants tumbled dramatically last year due to policy shifts in China and India and subsequent declining investment prospects.
read more... 22/03/2017
Daily (20.03.2017): European year-ahead power prices diverge on lower carbon, stronger coal prices
Crude oil prices were mainly flat on Friday, posting minor gains for the week, but speculators considerably cut long positions on worries that an OPEC production reduction was failing to slash a global supply glut.
read more... 20/03/2017
US: Wind energy - TOP Renewable electric resource
American Wind Energy Association has recently stated that wind power has surpassed hydroelectric power becoming no.1 renewable electric resource in U.S., making wind power the fourth major electric energy source after natural gas, coal, and nuclear energy.
read more... 16/03/2017
Norway’s wealth fund excludes 10 more firms over carbon emissions risk
Norway's central bank, which manages the country's $900 billion wealth fund, has blacklisted another 10 companies because they use or produce coal, excluding them from its investment.
read more... 10/03/2017
China’s coal consumption keeps plummeting for the 3rd straight year
China's coal consumption plummeted for the third consecutive year in 2016, government data showed Tuesday, as the world's biggest carbon emitter struggles to cut its addiction to the heavily polluting fuel.
read more... 02/03/2017