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Adani blasted over ‘toxic’ $4bn plan to use Australian coal to make plastic in India
Owners of Queensland’s controversial Carmichael mine say plant will use 3.1m tonnes of coal a year to make PVC…
- Asia Pacific, China, Climate change, Coal, Energy, Environment, Fossil fuels, Greenhouse gas emissions, Renewable energy, Solar power, Wind power, World news
China ‘must shut 600 coal-fired plants’ to hit climate target
Move towards renewables to hit net zero by 2060 would also pay off with saving of $1.6tn, analysis findsChina …
- Asia Pacific, China, Climate change, Energy, Environment, Fossil fuels, Greenhouse gas emissions, World news, Xi Jinping
China’s five year plan could push emissions higher unless action is taken
Target is in line with previous trends and could lead to greenhouse gas emissions continuing to riseChina has …
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World needs to kick its coal habit to start green recovery, says IEA head
Energy watchdog’s Fatih Birol says shift away from coal in key regions needs to be made a global priorityDepen…
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More than 50 Australian coal ships remain stranded off China’s coast despite power blackouts
Some 53 vessels have been waiting offshore for more than four weeks while coal ships from other countries have…
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India oil well fire extinguished after five months
Focus shifts to compensation and environmental impact of huge fire that has been burning since June in the sta…
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My country may be swept away by the climate crisis if the rest of the world fails to uphold its promises | President David Kabua
Now is a time for courage. It will take sacrifices from everyone for us all to survive, the president of the M…
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Chinese mining firms in Zimbabwe pose threat to endangered species, say experts
Two companies granted permission to clear land at Hwange national park, home to cheetahs, elephants and rhinos…
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UN secretary general urges India to swiftly turn away from coal
António Guterres tells country to stop building coal-fired power stations for sake of climateIndia must swiftl…
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India plans to fell ancient forest to create 40 new coalfields
Narendra Modi’s dream of a ‘self-reliant India’ comes at a terrible price for its indigenous populationOver th…
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Huge fire breaks out at India gas well blowout
Fire has reportedly spread to homes near well that has been leaking ‘uncontrollably’ for two weeksA massive fi…
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Could a green new deal turn South Korea from climate villain to model?
Country’s youngest MP is on a mission, inspired by Greta Thunberg, as climate moves up political agendaA year …
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‘Take a calm breath’: agriculture minister seeks to cool escalating trade hostilities with China over coal
David Littleproud said reports that coal shipments had been cancelled would not ‘disrupt our exports’ and was …
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‘The forest is everything’: indigenous tribes in India battle to save their home from Adani – in pictures
Australian photographer Brian Cassey visits Hasdeo Arand, one of the largest contiguous stretches of dense for…
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Scott Morrison ‘inclined’ to cancel India trip as bushfire crisis continues
Prime minister reverses position on visit where coal was expected to feature heavily, just hours after saying …