Coal – Apr 3
Seeking clean coal science ‘only option’
UK
coal power policy under attack from top scientists
Coal
First things first
An epic battle is shaping up between those concerned about climate change and those seeking to lower their transportation fuel costs and enhance their energy security. But is this the right battle for Americans to fight?
Hansen to Australian PM: stop coal plants now
Text of letter from climate scientist James Hansen to Australian PM Kevin Rudd calling on Rudd to provide global leadership to to climate change by ordering a halt to the “construction of coal-fired power plants that do not capture and sequester the C02” they produce.
The expected economic impact of an energy downturn
We live in a finite world, and we are reaching limits in many ways – easy to extract oil is being exhausted, fresh water is in increasingly short supply, and climate change caused by human activity is becoming more of an issue. Because of these constraints, it is likely that economic growth will stagnate and eventually decline. [Transcript of a talk]
Climate – Mar 25
Lofty pledge to cut emissions comes with caveat in Norway
Climate change ‘is accelerating’ :Aggreko
Code Red interview (transcript)
Rise in US utilities carbon emissions
Coal & nuclear – Mar 23
The rising price of coal
Air Force prod aids coal-to-fuel plans
Britain and France to take nuclear power to the world
Coal – Mar 20
Coal can’t fill world’s burning appetite
An export in solid supply
Why carbon capture is an illusion
United Kingdom – Mar 12
Queen urges action, not talk, to tackle climate change
Ministers challenged over backing for coal-fired power station
Darling plans Labour’s greenest budget yet
Government backs coal-fired power stations
Dysfunction from on high – Mar 9
UK energy bills rise 50% for low use
A win-win-win solution (carbon sequestration and the “staightjacket of rationality”)
Nature: Science in retreat in Canada
Lump sums
Coal, so long the Cinderella of fossil fuels, is not just in demand but in desperately short supply. The world’s biggest producers and exporters are struggling, and the price of imports to Europe has doubled. Does this mean lower emissions from coal and less danger from climate change?
Coal – Mar 5
Lump sums (peak coal)
Downward spiral (UK coal)
U.S. coal power boom suddenly wanes
High-powered P.R. firm goes to work polishing the image of coal
Beyond Bali (Canada and carbon sequestration)
UK climate policy and activism – Mar 4
Climate camp to target coal power station
PM’s green credentials are not in the bag
Monbiot: Did the Standard tell the truth about the Heathrow climate camp?
