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Environment United States

17. September 2023

Move Over, Coal: Wind and Solar Coming Through

The most recent reports show that wind and solar generated more power than coal in the United States in the first half of 2023.

Environment

Environment Vietnam

12. June 2023

Less Coal-Fired Electricity: The Hundred-Billion-Dollar Plan

Vietnam has a national plan to cut in half its coal use by 2030.

Environment

Environment Japan

13. July 2022

First Asian Insurer to Rule Out Coal Investing

The very first Asian insurer to rule out insurance and investment in coal companies by 2025, including those who are involved in energy exploitation in the Arctic Refuge, is one of Japan's top non-life insurers, which aims at reaching net zero by 2030.

Environment

Environment China

4. April 2022

Environmental Win: Good Air Quality Hits a Record

The province of Shaanxi, China, experienced a record good air quality in 2021, thus proving that campaigns to protect the environment and improve the air quality in the region were successful.

Environment

Environment Spain

28. March 2022

A win for Mother Earth: Insurance Giant Significantly Updates Climate Policy

An impressively updated climate policy has been adopted by Spanish multinational insurer MAPFRE — one that will no longer support coal, oil, and gas companies that are not aligned with a plan to keep temperature rise below 1.5 Celsius.

Environment

Environment Slovenia

8. February 2022

Another Country Is Waving Goodbye to Coal

Slovenia is phasing out the production of coal throughout its territory by 2033, making it one of the last countries in the European Union to do so.

Environment

Environment USA

12. January 2022

Ex-Coal Mines Become Solar Energy Hubs

The American state of Virginia is turning over a new leaf by repurposing surface coal mines to harvest the ever renewable energy source that is the sun, thus turning wasteland into a productive and lucrative venture.

Environment

Environment Canada

9. January 2022

How to Smelt Aluminum Without Coal, for a Greener Industry

A metal giant is investing millions in its aluminum smelters located in the Quebec region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Canada, to make its production greener by trading coal for hydroelectricity.

Environment

Environment Portugal

14. December 2021

Another European Country Bids Farewell to Coal

Portugal becomes the fourth European country to stop producing electricity from coal, a decision most welcomed by environmental activists as the continent wishes to phase out the polluting source of energy by 2030.

Society

Society Canada

24. November 2021

Goodbye Coal Plant, Hello Sustainable Neighborhood

A project aimed at reimagining a former coal power plant located along the shores of Lac Ontario, in Canada, into a sustainable, progressive and eco-friendly 15-minute city has been greenlighted - with residents set to move in by 2025!