Germany is vowing to turn its back on coal power generation, announcing a plan to close all of its 38 coal-fired plants within 19 years. Stories in the Los Angeles Times and elsewhere reported that a ...

BERLIN (AP) — Hundreds of climate activists called an end to their protest Sunday inside one of Germany’s biggest open-pit mines after police repeatedly ordered them to leave, citing life-threatening ...

BERLIN (AP) — The German government said Monday that it remains committed to its goal of phasing out coal as a power source by 2030, despite deepening worries about a cut in Russia’s gas supplies.

In a statement released on Thursday by the coal importers' lobby VDKi, they said that Germany's hard coal-powered power plants remain an important backup to ensure supply in times of low wind and ...

SPREMBERG, Germany (Reuters) - A German far-right party is using a simple message to attract voters in a mining region threatened by government plans to phase out coal: jobs are more important than ...

In the drab coal-mining towns of the Ruhr and the Saar, the mood was as grey as the fall weather that lay over the countryside in a chill and foggy blanket. The roll of muffled drums echoed through ...

Coal-fired power generation in Germany hit a one-year high this week as renewable energy output continues to struggle amid low wind speeds. German coal power plants generated 8.1 gigawatts (GW) of ...

German ministers on Wednesday signed off a law to end coal electricity generation that demonstratorsand environmentalists say does too little, too late. Activists and campaign groups such as ...

US President Donald Trump has launched a push to revive coal energy in the United States, wrongly citing Germany as a model for returning to the fossil fuel. Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's clean energy drive earned it a reputation as a green leader but a domestic row over coal has highlighted the challenge of balancing economic and environmental demands and ...

BERLIN (AP) — Hundreds of climate activists ended a protest inside one of Germany’s biggest open-pit mines Sunday after police repeatedly ordered them to leave, citing life-threatening danger, and ...