"It takes regulations and laws to make dirty sources of energy expensive. So without that, coal is going to be used." UCG test projects are underway or planned in a half-dozen other countries ...

“You can’t solve the crisis with the energy source that basically created this crisis.” Some studies suggest Germany may not even need the extra coal. An August report by international ...

Coal has been ... climate and energy director at Google. “There are a variety of forces at work that don’t paint a very bright future for coal.” Once the primary source of electricity ...

It is found all over the world. Coal is a reliable but polluting energy source, and the industry has been in decline for decades. Big picture view: The U.S. coal industry relies heavily on ...

Photo by Friso Gentsch/picture ... that this energy alternative could actually be worse than burning coal. A peer-reviewed study published in Energy Science & Engineering, an open-source journal ...

May 8 (Reuters) - Coal India (COAL.NS), opens new tab will set up clean energy projects of around 4.5 gigawatts at a cost of 250 billion rupees (about $3 billion), it said on Thursday, as it aims ...

TURIN, April 29 (Reuters) - Energy ministers from the Group of Seven wealthy countries meeting in Italy are discussing setting a common target date of 2035 to shut down their coal-powered power ...

More than half of Britain’s electricity now comes from renewable sources such as wind and solar power, and the rest from natural gas and nuclear energy. “Ten years ago, coal was the leading ...