All posts tagged: Pollution

Gas wars part one: let’s be honest about Germany’s growing dependence on fossil gas

March 19, 2019

With the ink barely dry on Germany’s Coal Commission report recommending a phase out by 2038, the oil and gas industry is breaking out the champagne. While environmentalists criticize the plan’s particulars, the other side is celebrating the slaying of their strongest competitor. And they’re translating that joy into furious lobbying aimed at ensuring that renewables don’t fill the majority of the void as coal plants are shuttered. L. Michael Buchsbaum explains.

How climate change affects the Honduran economy

by Rebecca Bertram

March 7, 2019

Honduras is only responsible for a tiny margin of global greenhouse gas emissions – 0.1 percent to be precise. Yet its economy will be destroyed by the impacts of climate change, Rebecca Bertram reports.

Dead lakes, dry holes: RWE’s post-mining plans threatened by climate change

by L. Michael Buchsbaum

February 8, 2019

RWE is digging the biggest hole in Europe for dirty lignite – and they don’t have a working plan to deal with the consequences, says L. Michael Buchsbaum.

#Fracking4Plastics – a link that drives plastic and climate pollution

by Energiewende Team

October 16, 2018

The plastics industry has reaped massive hidden benefits from the environmentally destructive fracking boom. Andy Gheorghiu of Food and Water Europe makes a connection business interests and US politics.

Energy Community sets stage for clean energy transition in South-East Europe

by Energiewende Team

July 12, 2018

While the European Union has been busy with the new Clean Energy Package, some important developments are also taking place in South-East Europe, where the Energy Community Treaty operates. Journalist and energy expert Oleg Savitsky attended explains how policymakers are trying to transform the energy markets of the EU’s neighbourhood.

Open the window for fresh air? Not in Korea

by Yi hyun Kang

May 23, 2018

South Koreans are more concerned with air pollution than with North Korea’s nuclear weapons – and with good reason. On some days in Seoul, the air is too full of fine particles to go outside. While some blame China, about half of Korean pollution is from diesel cars and coal plants. Yi hyun Kang looks at what can be done.

Polish coal, Polish smog, Polish chaos

by Michał Olszewski

March 29, 2018

Poland has some of the worst air quality in the European Union, and 2017 was marked by grassroot efforts to fight smog. It seems that the Polish government is slowly getting on board. Michał Olszewski asks: will Poland cut emissions in time, or will 2018 bring fines from the EU?

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