Russian coal exports to China could reach 100-102 Mt in 2023
Russian coal exports to China could reach 100-102Mt in 2023, roughly a 50% increase compared with the year-ago level, Pyotr Bobylev, department director of Russian Energy Ministry, said on November 20. Russia exported 76.5Mt of coal to China over January to September in 2023, already exceeding 67Mt by the end of 2022, he added. Besides, […]
Fossil fuels still dominate global power systems
LITTLETON, Colorado, Nov 30 (Reuters) – Over 60% of global electricity generated so far in 2023 was produced by fossil fuels, despite the ongoing aggressive roll-out of renewable energy sources in every major economy. Several key countries have sourced well over half of their electricity from fossil fuels this year, including the United States (59%), […]
How wealthy countries evade responsibility for their fossil fuel exports
Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Yale Environment 360. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When the world convenes in the UAE for the next round of the endless climate slog, much attention will be paid to the pledges of individual nations to cut their emissions. This has been the basic scorecard […]