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Coal power plants: Aluminium’s dirty little secret

Analysis by Ember shows that the aluminium industry consumed 6% of all global coal-fired electricity in 2019; more than Europe.

  • World
  • Coal
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Europe’s Electricity Demand Roars Back, Driving Up Coal Generation

European coal generation has reached its highest level since March – down just 2TWh year-on-year – as EU electricity demand roars back.

  • Europe
  • European Union
  • Coal
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Just Transition or Just Talk? 2020

The EU countries set to receive most of the Just Transition Fund plan to stick with coal – or swap it for fossil gas.

  • European Union
  • Coal
  • Gas
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Global electricity analysis: H1-2020

Half-year analysis of the global electricity transition shows that wind and solar now generate one-tenth of global electricity.

  • World
  • Wind
  • Solar
  • Coal
  • Gas
  • Nuclear
  • Hydro
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EU Electricity Analysis H1-2020

July 2020. Analysis finds that renewables beat fossil fuels for the first time in Europe in Jan-Jun 2020.

  • European Union
  • Bioenergy
  • Wind
  • Solar
  • Coal
  • Hydro
  • Gas
  • Nuclear
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Global Wind & Solar Review

Ember's review demonstrates how wind and solar are ready to lead the global coronavirus recovery.

  • World
  • Asia
  • Africa
  • Europe
  • Latin America and Caribbean
  • Middle East
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The UK says it wants the world’s first net zero carbon market

The UK says it wants the world’s first net zero carbon market, but the plans don’t yet add up...

  • Europe
  • United Kingdom
  • G7
  • G20
  • Bioenergy
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The Burning Question

Ember reveals the cost of burning wood for power, with UK energy billpayers committed to subsidies of more than £13 billion.

  • United Kingdom
  • Europe
  • Bioenergy
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Feedback on European Commission's Trans-European energy infrastructure – revision of guidelines

To deliver a net-zero energy system, the EU should prioritise an immediate decline in fossil energy and an increase in the share of RES in the power sector.

  • European Union