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Peaking Coal?

Analysis by Ember reveals that COVID-19 demand shock may mean coal power has already passed its peak - if India delivers its wind and solar targets.

  • Asia
  • India
  • G20
  • Coal
  • Wind
  • Solar
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As aluminium surges in China, so do carbon emissions

The aluminium sector in China needs an urgent wake-up call to phase out its captive coal capacity in just the next 10 years.

  • Asia
  • China
  • Carbon Intensity
  • Coal
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Utilities Beyond Fossil Fuels

Evaluation of ENGIE’s global coal phase-out reveals a lack of Paris Agreement alignment.

  • World
  • Coal
  • Gas
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EU Power Sector in 2020

Renewables overtook fossil fuels to become the EU’s main source of electricity in 2020.

  • Europe
  • European Union
  • Wind
  • Solar
  • Coal
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Greenhouse Gas Removal Technologies study: Call for evidence

Supporting BECCS with public money must be approached cautiously, and the economics carefully compared with other proven methods like forest restoration.

  • United Kingdom
  • Bioenergy
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Mapping coal use in the UK steel sector

Ember’s UK Steel Database reveals what it would take steel from coal to clean.

  • Europe
  • United Kingdom
  • Coal
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New UK carbon market risks a carbon price half that of the EU

The UK government can offer businesses more post-Brexit certainty by increasing the carbon price floor – ahead of aligning the market with net zero

  • Europe
  • United Kingdom
  • G7
  • G20
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UK wind power pushes fossil gas to 5-year low

Latest UK power sector data shows that the UK grid is accelerating towards a 2035 gas phase-out, with wind power replacing fossil gas.

  • United Kingdom
  • Europe
  • Wind
  • Gas
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German State Awards €317 Million To Loss-Making Coal Plants

Ember reveals that Germany's auction, intended to accelerate the coal exit, instead bolsters its unviable coal sector.

  • Europe
  • European Union
  • Germany
  • Coal