The Philippines' dependency on coal-fired power surged 62% last year, overtaking China, Indonesia and Poland, according to London-based energy think-tank Ember. Last year, the share of electricity ...

The winds are picking up Friday night, prompting new fire concerns just 24 hours after the Coal Fire in Coalinga.

I n a first for the US, wind and solar produced more electricity than coal last year, according to a new report from energy ...

The last operating coal power plant in Britain closed this week, ending more than 140 years of coal-fired electricity and proving that major economies can wean themselves off the dirtiest fossil ...

Indonesia's planned expansion of "captive" coal plants used to power industry is threatening its pledge to cut CO2 emissions by 2030 and close all coal-fired plants by a decade later, ...

G7 nations commit to phasing out coal power by 2035 03:40. The U.K.'s last coal-fired power plant was to close permanently on Monday — bringing an end to 140 years of reliance on the fossil fuel ...

As for coal, many countries might be phasing it out, but the use of the fossil fuel globally for electricity still rose 1.1 per cent last year, according to energy analysis company Ember.

While the world’s first coal-fired electricity station was built in London by Thomas Edison in 1882, ... G7 target to scrap coal by 2035 in doubt Sources: Ember, Reuters. Advertisement.

In a first for the US, wind and solar produced more electricity than coal last year, according to a new report from energy think tank Ember. Coal fell to a historic low, generating 15 percent of ...

Indonesia currently operates 49.7 GW of coal-fired power plants, according to Ember, and the government says 253 coal-fired power plants were operational as of December.