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South Korea to shut a quarter of its coal-fired plants over winter to cut pollution
Plants will close during coldest months in a bid to reduce high levels of fine dust particlesSouth Korea will …
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China’s appetite for coal power returns despite climate pledge
Capacity rose by 42.9GW in 18 months, far outpacing global efforts to cut use of fossil fuelChina’s growing ap…
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Australian thermal coal exporters warned of falling demand from India
Report says outlook in India is ‘finely balanced and uncertain’ despite resources industry’s high hopesThermal…
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Australia removes climate ‘crisis’ from Pacific islands draft declaration
Sources say Canberra has softened language, getting rid of all but one reference to coalSupport our independen…
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Australia’s coal use sharpens Pacific tension as Scott Morrison arrives for forum
Tuvalu PM says no amount of funding makes up for Australia’s failure to cut emissions The scene has been set f…
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The Guardian view on climate breakdown: an emergency for all, but especially the poor | Editorial
Record temperatures in Europe and the US have reinforced the danger of global heating for many inhabitants. Bu…