В вопросах воздействия энергетики на окружающую среду Россия занимает чёткую позицию, заключающуюся в необходимости повышения энергоэффективности, снижения углеродного следа продукции ТЭК, а также её энергоёмкости.

To start, Spain plans to phase out both coal and nuclear power generation.

Thermal coal imports in April were at 16.239 million t, a growth of 40.10% over the 11.591 million t imported last April 2020 and a 26.31% growth over the 12.856 million t imported in March 2021.

Poland on Monday defied an injunction by the European Union's top court that had ordered the immediate shut down of a major lignite mine in the border town of Turow.

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ordered Poland to immediately stop lignite mining activities at the Turów open-pit mine near the Czech and German borders, following a lawsuit filed by Czechia over environmental concerns.

In a communique, which Reuters saw and reported on earlier, the Group of Seven nations - the United States, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan - plus the European Union said "international investments in unabated coal must stop now".

The German federal government published its updated Climate Protection Act on May 12, 2021.

The five-year average for week 19 is about flat with the most recent week at about 12.3 million st. Over 19 weeks, production was about 207 million st, up 3.3% from the year-ago period.

The US$7bn power plant is located near the existing Kendal facility in the Nkangala District, Mpumalanga.

В России сформирован хороший с точки зрения экологии энергобаланс. С учётом производства атомной энергии, работы крупных ГЭС, доля производства «чистой энергии» у нас составляет 40%.

Transmission grid firms have presented plans to the regulator to invest up to 102 billion euros ($124.56 billion) up to 2030, of which 55 billion will go into high-voltage networks and 47 billion into local distribution grids.

The report is the world’s first comprehensive study of how to transition to a net zero energy system by 2050 while ensuring stable and affordable energy supplies, providing universal energy access, and enabling robust economic growth.

The last national electricity plan of 2018 predicts a renewable energy capacity of 275GW by 2027, with plans for significant coal capacity additions (to the order of 50GW) during 2017-2022 as well as 2022-27.

Until now, Germany had targeted net-zero emissions by 2050. It has now committed to becoming carbon-negative by that date, meaning taking more carbon out of the atmosphere than it puts in.

EIA forecasts that Brent prices will average $65/b in the second quarter of 2021, $61/b during the second half of 2021, and $61/b in 2022.