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By Bob Litterman and Gernot Wagner Whenever the conversation turns to climate change, someone is sure to opine that there’s no silver bullet. The issue is simply too complex to have one solution. When you focus on all the changes that need to occur to reduce greenhouse gas emissions globally it [...]

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Germany, the world’s fourth biggest consumer of coal, aims to shut down all 84 of its coal-burning plants that produce 40% of the country’s electricity within the next 19 years in order to meet its international commitments in the fight against climate change, a government commission said Saturday.

Electricity generation from coal power stations across Europe fell by nearly a fifth in the first half of 2019, driven by high carbon prices and low gas prices

Low wholesale power prices make it hard for power producers to make money, forcing them to look for alternative strategies like all-out sales.

Last week, in a 5-4 vote, the US Supreme Court took the extraordinary and unprecedented step of putting a hold on the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan rules pending the outcome of litigation at the DC Circuit Court. While the Court did not decide on the substantive issues, the mere issuance of a stay […]

Scientists have thought up a new use for all the CO2 emissions from fossil fuel-burning power stations.

Most of the energy we create from burning fossil fuels is totally wasted: It turns to heat and floats away. But new advancements to an old kind of engine mean that we can use that heat again.

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