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- 1Wind and solar grow, but fossil fuels rise too●Environment: Wind and solar are increasing but so are fossil fuels
Global energy commentary highlights a paradox: wind and solar power capacity continues to expand rapidly, yet fossil fuel use is also climbing rather than declining. Analysts point out that renewables are adding to the energy mix without yet displacing coal, oil and gas, raising questions about whether climate targets can be met at current rates of transition.
- 2US utilities score 7/100 on climate goals as coal retirements slow●# USA # US US utilities earn F as coal retirements fall, gas plans rise, and climate goals backslide "The utilities stud
A new study of US utilities gives the sector a failing grade, with an average score of 7 out of 100, as coal plant retirements fall behind schedule and companies plan new gas capacity instead of clean energy. The report argues utilities are backsliding on climate commitments, drawing attention to the gap between corporate net-zero pledges and actual investment decisions.
- 3Taxpayers subsidize fossil fuels at $4.5 trillion a year, critics say●"Too many governments in the world have been captured by the fossil fuel industry and the petrostates. Taxpayers around
Commenters are arguing that many governments have been captured by the fossil fuel industry and petrostates, leaving taxpayers effectively funding the burning of oil, gas and coal. They cite a Scientific American figure of $4.5 trillion a year in global fossil fuel subsidies, framing the money as public support for the very emissions governments claim to be cutting.