Greenhouse emissions growing - World not doing enough

Climate change still remains one of the most pressing environmental and social issues and world leaders are yet to do anything meaningful ab...

Coal and gas usage continues to grow on global level

The oil is still the world's most important energy source but the use of coal and natural gas continues to grow in significance, accordi...

Carbon capture and storage can lead to less CO2 emissions

Burning fossil fuels releases large quantities of carbon dioxide, a harmful greenhouse gas which is held mostly responsible for climate chan...

US coal facts

Currently, 26 US states produce coal, and the largest coal producing state is Wyoming.Coal is currently the most abundant fossil fuel in Uni...

Why does Russia want more coal?

Coal is fossil fuel that is highly polluting our environment, and worldwide burning of the coal in coal power plants is one of the main reas...

Coal – Introduction and some quick facts

Introduction to coal Coal is classified as fossil fuel, and it is the main energy source for electricity production in the world. This howev...

Fossil fuels facts

Fossil fuels are formed by the anaerobic decomposition of remains of organisms including phytoplankton and zooplankton that settled to the s...

CO2 can be turned into methanol

CO2 is the biggest reason why world today faces very difficult challenge in overcoming the climate change problem caused mostly by excessive...

Germany to have coal power plants with the least CO2 emissions?

Coal power plants are among the most significant source of CO2 emissions, and mostly responsible for global warming and climate change. Coal...

Fossil fuels - dominant but dangerous

Carbon cycle process. Click on picture for full size.Fossil fuels are non-renewable energy sources since they need millions of years to form...

Carbon capture technology - Best solution?

Carbon capture technology is technology that tends to reduce negative impact of global warming by capturing carbon dioxide(CO2) from power p...

Coal energy facts

Coal is non-renewable energy source.Coal, together with oil and natural gas belongs to fossil fuels.Coal was formed about 300 million years ...