2019 Was The Cleanest Year To Date As Renewable Electricity Eclipsed Fossil Fuel Generation
During 2019, almost half of the electricity consumed in Britain was produced by a zero-carbon method. This included wind, solar and nuclear power which generated 48.5% of all electricity, compared to 43% from fossil fuels.
China Still Increasing Their Coal Power Plant Total Capacity
As most countries actively try to reduce the amount of electricity produced from coal fired power plants, China have added enough electricity produced from coal power to power over 31 million homes in the last 18 months.
Electricity Produced From Coal Power Plants On Track For Record Decrease
The total use of coal fired electricity around the world is on track for a record fall in use this year. This is only the third time levels have dropped in 40 years.
Recent UN Report States Carbon Emissions Gap Still Growing
Nations will have to further cut their carbon emissions five times over to stop global warming of more than 1.5 degrees Celsius, a new report from the UN has stated.
Greenhouse Gases Reach New Highs And Break Records Again
The atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, broke records in 2018 and went on to reach new highs.
Coal fired power station reignited for first time in 55 days in the UK
The National Grid has had to turn on a coal fired power station in the UK for the first time in 55 days as the electricity output in the UK slumped during the recent record breaking heatwave.
400,000 Jobs Required in the Energy Sector to Reach Net Zero
Analysis on the national grid and the UKs target to reach net zero carbon by the year 2050 has discovered that around 120,000 jobs will need to be created and filled in the energy sector by 2030 and about 280,000 jobs on top of that by the year 2050.
Carbon Emissions Decrease As Countries Start Phasing Out Coal
The mild winter and the decreased use of coal fired power plants has led to global carbon emission levels decreasing by 2%.
UK Government to be Sued Over New Gas Power Plant
The government of the United Kingdom is being sued for approving the biggest gas power station in all of Europe. The move goes completely against the climate change objectives that the UK has in reaching net zero.
Last Year was Europes Hottest on Record
Recent data suggests that Europe is warming at a rate faster than the global average as last year was the hottest on record.
