Coal

Energy giant confirms official end of coal-fired generation at Yorkshire power plant

Friends of the Earth and South Lakes Action for Climate Change allege government's decision to approve mine in December was illegal

The Nottinghamshire power station, one of three remaining coal-fired stations in the UK, had been set to close in 2022

Legal action to be launched against government's controversial decision to green light plans for a new coking coal mine in Cumbria

Report predicts global coal use will tick up again this year, but hopes remain that renewables boom could soon start to curb fossil fuel demand

Government faces mounting pressure to reverse controversial decision to approve UK's first new coal mine in decades

Coal mine closures, short haul flight bans, and California's first offshore wind auction all feature in our global green business news round-up this week

Opposition confirms it would would look to block opening of controversial coal mine, as reports reveal planning inspector has spoken of anguish over pit closures

The levels of anger and frustration across the green movement are unprecedented, and with good reason