How Britain’s Flooded Coal Mines Could Heat Homes With Mine-Water Pumps
Flooded coal workings can supply steady low-temperature heat to heat pumps. Here is how mine-water heat works, where it can help, and its limits.
Mount Pleasant High Court Ruling: Scope 3 Emissions Explained
Australia's High Court handed down a 3–2 ruling on the Mount Pleasant coal mine this week. The single question that drove the most immediate searches—does this decision close the mine?—has a clear answer: no. The NSW government confirmed in its
Australia’s Fossil Fuel Export Model Faces Stranded Asset Risks as Climate Analytics Calls for a Phase-Out
Risk Analysis Australia’s Fossil Fuel Export Model Faces Stranded Asset Risks as Climate Analytics Calls for a Phase-Out A new report models a domestic
Solar’s Record 636 TWh Drives Renewables Past Coal in Global Power for the First Time Since 1919, Ember Confirms
Solar capacity additions hit 511 GW in 2025 alone — accounting for roughly 74% of all new renewable additions globally. Photo Source: Wikimedia Commons
China’s CO2 Falls 1% as Solar Growth Matches Rising Power Demand
China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell 1% in the first half of 2025 compared to the same period last year, extending a decline that began in March 2024, according to a new
Sunita Somvanshi
Europe’s €7M SABRE-Powered Invictus Targets Mach 5 by 2031 While Talon-A Already Achieves Reusable Hypersonic Flight
The Europeans have thrown their hat into the hypersonic ring. ESA’s new Invictus program pairs with SABRE-derived precooler technology to create a hypersonic test platform. Frazer-Nash now leads the Invictus development with
Sonali Tiwary
Coal Carrier Explosion Near Key Bridge: 25 Crew Safe as W Sapphire Erupts in Baltimore Harbor
All 23 crew members and two harbor pilots aboard the bulk carrier W Sapphire escaped unharmed after an explosion rocked the vessel in Baltimore’s Patapsco River Monday evening, less than half a
Trump Backs Coal With $200B Loans and EPA Delays Amid 60-Year Low in U.S. Output
The White House took dramatic action Tuesday to resuscitate America’s declining coal sector, but market fundamentals and economic headwinds suggest the industry’s challenges run deeper than regulatory barriers. President Donald Trump signed
China’s 2025 Plan: Eliminating Severe Air Pollution Amid Coal Dependency
China wants to get rid of its worst air pollution by the end of 2025. This plan comes from Li Tianwei, who leads the country’s Department of Atmospheric Environment. The Air is
Rahul Somvanshi
China’s 1,200 GW Renewable Surge: 357 GW Added in 2024, Emissions Still Rising
China just reached a clean energy milestone that’s changing how the world thinks about power. The country hit its 2030 renewable energy goal six years ahead of schedule. What does this mean?
Coal’s Comeback in China Threatens Decarbonisation Goals, Greenpeace Warns
According to Greenpeace, China has approved almost 30GW of new coal power capacity in Q2 of 2023, driving total approvals to 50.4GW in H1 of the year. This number exceeds the total
Karmactive Staff
Environmental Groups Challenge TVA’s Dirty Energy Plans in Tennessee: Legal Battle Erupts
A lawsuit against the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)) has been filed by the Sierra Club, Appalachian Voices, and the Center for Biological Diversity, represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center, over its
Govind Tekale
Reviving the Landscape: Michigan’s Coal Plants Transform into Public Parklands
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled in favor of three environmental groups in a case against the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) regarding MidAmerican Energy’s coal plants. Board’s order was overturned and sent back
Japan to Produce “Clean Hydrogen” from Dirty Coal in Australia’s Latrobe Valley
Coal from Victoria‘s Latrobe Valley in Australia, is going to be turned into “clean hydrogen” by Japan using carbon capture and storage technology. This is the start of the “commercial demonstration phase”