Fossil Fuels

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal mining in village Leta, district Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh, 23/05/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Akhilesh Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 23/05/2025. The matter related to illegal mining activites carried out by Jai Maa Chandrika Enterprises, Rajendra Nagar, village Kabari, district Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. The applicant also alleged about illegal sale …

Beyond fossil fuels: fiscal transition in BRICS

For the first time, this report brings together official data on governments’ revenues and subsidies associated with fossil fuels in Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (referred to collectively as BRICS). It offers initial recommendations on aligning BRICS's fiscal policies with a clean energy transition.

CO2 emissions from fuel combustion 2019: overview

CO2 Emissions from Fuel Combustion 2019 provides comprehensive estimates of CO2 emissions from fuel combustion and related indicators across the world and across the sectors of the global economy. This 2019 edition includes data for 190 countries up to 2017 and provisional 2018 data for emissions from fuel combustion and …

Vulnerability of existing and planned coal-fired power plants in Developing Asia to changes in climate and water resources

Coal power generation dominates electricity supply in Developing Asia, and more than 400 gigawatts (GW) of new coal-fired capacity is planned for operation by 2030. Past studies on thermal electricitywater nexus have not accounted for this new capacity, and use coarse spatial and temporal resolutions in the assessment of long-term …

Breaking the habit: why none of the large oil companies are “Paris-aligned”, and what they need to do to get there

Major oil and gas companies have invested $50bn (£40.6bn) in fossil fuel projects that undermine global efforts to avert a runaway climate crisis, according to a report. Since the start of last year, fossil fuel companies have spent billions on high-cost plans to extract oil and gas from tar sands, …

Burning problems, inspiring solutions: sharing lessons on action against tobacco and fossil fuels

Fossil fuel combustion is a major source of toxic air pollution that kills 7 million people every year, almost the same number of deaths caused by tobacco smoking. Burning fossil fuels releases a series of gases and tiny particles that have noxious effects for human health, leading to several respiratory …

The dirty footprint of the broken grid : the impacts of fossil fuel back-up generators in Developing Countries

Around the world, nearly 1 billion people live without access to electricity, and about 840 million more live with unreliable and intermittent service from electric grids. For many of them, fossil fuel backup generators are the only source of power. But these machines offer a problematic, intermediate solution: their cost …

Hydrogen: a renewable energy perspective

Hydrogen has emerged as an important part of the clean energy mix needed to ensure a sustainable future. Falling costs for hydrogen produced with renewable energy, combined with the urgency of cutting greenhouse-gas emissions, has given clean hydrogen unprecedented political and business momentum. This paper from the International Renewable Energy …

Hydrogen: a renewable energy perspective

Hydrogen has emerged as an important part of the clean energy mix needed to ensure a sustainable future. Falling costs for hydrogen produced with renewable energy, combined with the urgency of cutting greenhouse-gas emissions, has given clean hydrogen unprecedented political and business momentum. This paper from the International Renewable Energy …

Fossil fuel subsidies in draft EU National Energy and Climate Plans

This report reviews the information provided on fossil fuel subsidies in the draft National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) and confirms the European Commission’s findings, highlighting additional opportunities and pitfalls in government reporting on subsidies and subsidy phase-out efforts. It aims to serve as a benchmark for the finalisation of …

Order of the Supreme Court regarding environmental norms of NOx for coal based thermal power plants, 05/08/2019

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 05/08/2019 regarding environmental norms of NOx for coal based thermal power plants (TPPs). A meeting was held on May 17, 2019 under the Chairmanship of Ritesth Kumar Singh, Joint …

Inaction is BlackRock’s biggest risk during the energy transition: still lagging in sustainable investing leadership

BlackRock, the world’s largest fund manager with US$6.5 trillion of assets under management – bigger in value than the third largest economy in the world – continues to ignore the serious financial risks of putting money into fossil fuel-dependent companies, a new report has found. Produced by the Institute for …

Navigating coal mining closure and societal change: learning from past cases of mining decline

This paper assesses the existing knowledge base to better understand the economic, social and political consequences of mine closures at the national and subnational scales. Over the next decade, coal mines will likely close across the world, as many countries shift their energy systems away from fossil fuels and towards …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution by thermal power plants, coal washeries in Tamnar and Gharghoda blocks of Raigarh District, Chhattisgarh, 22/07/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shivpal Bhagat & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 22/07/2019 regarding pollution caused by the thermal power plants, the coal washeries in Tamnar and Gharghoda blocks of Raigarh District in Chhattisgarh, including M/s Jindal Power Limited, M/s Jindal …

British Gas and SSE to purge petrol and diesel from fleets by 2030

Two of Britain’s biggest energy suppliers are accelerating the drive towards greener vehicles by pledging to replace their existing fleet of vans with all-electric models by 2030. British Gas owner Centrica and SSE have committed to switch to electric cars and vans a decade ahead of the government’s ban on …

IRENA/ADFD backs solar PV development in Cuba

The Renewable Agency said in a statement that the grid-connected project was financed by ADFD with $15 million under the IRENA/ADFD Project Facility and will deliver enough electricity to power the equivalent of nearly 7,000 Cuban homes. The solar PV project contributes to the Cuban government’s national objectives to reduce …

Fossil fuel exports make Australia one of the worst contributors to climate crisis

Australia is on a path to being one of the worst contributors to the climate emergency if the pollution from its fossil fuel exports are factored in Australia could be contributing as much as 17% of global greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 if pollution from its fossil fuel exports is …

India making progress in achieving Paris pact goals to check climate change

India is progressing well as 28,000 mega watt of solar power has been installed and operationalised so far. India is progressing well in achieving goals under the Paris pact to check climate change, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said in Rajya Sabha on Monday while asserting that the country is not …

Global warming targets at risk from energy plants' CO2 emissions

Carbon emissions from existing and planned fossil fuel energy plants and projects will exceed the amount needed to curb global warming, jeopardising a 1.5 degree Celsius temperature limit goal, scientists said in a study on Monday. In 2015, almost 200 countries agreed a radical shift away from fossil fuels with …

Kenya court blocks East Africa's first coal plant

Kenya's environment court blocked recently the construction of a coal-fired power station on the country's idyllic Indian Ocean coast, in a move hailed as a major victory by campaigners fighting a years-long battle against the scheme. The fossil-fuel project -- the first of its kind in East Africa -- has …

Evaluating the significance of Australia’s global fossil fuel carbon footprint

Australia’s share of global CO2 emissions from domestic use of fossil fuels was about 1.4% in 2017. Accounting for fossil fuel exports lifts Australia’s global carbon footprint to about 5%. This is equivalent to the total emissions of Russia, which is ranked the fifth biggest CO2 emitter globally. If current …

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