Coal
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China pledge to stop funding coal projects ‘buys time for emissions target’
China was lender of last resort for overseas governments seeking finance for coal projectsXi Jinping’s announc…
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China pledge to stop funding coal projects ‘buys time for emissions target’
China was lender of last resort for overseas governments seeking finance for coal projectsXi Jinping’s announc…
- Asia Pacific, China, Climate crisis, Coal, Environment, Environmental sustainability, Fossil fuels, World news, Xi Jinping
‘Betting on a low-carbon future’: why China is ending foreign coal investment
Xi Jinping’s promise reflects growing awareness of the climate crisis in China and falling renewable pricesThe…
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‘Big line in the sand’: China promises no new coal-fired power projects abroad
Experts welcome Xi Jinping’s announcement at UN as hugely influential, but concerns remain over domestic emiss…
- Asia Pacific, Business, China, Climate change, Coal, Energy, Environment, Fossil fuels, India, Indonesia, Japan, South and Central Asia, Vietnam, World news
Five Asian countries account for 80% of new coal power investment
China, India, Indonesia, Japan and Vietnam plan to build more than 600 coal power unitsFive Asian countries ar…
- Adani Group, Australia news, Business, Coal, Energy, Environment, Fossil fuels, India, Plastics, South and Central Asia
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, Coal, Energy, Environment, Fossil fuels, Green economy, India, Renewable energy, South and Central Asia, US economy, World news
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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Scott Morrison lashes China over reported ban on Australian coal imports
Prime minister says if the Chinese state media reports are correct the ban would be a breach of WTO rulesScott…
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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…
- Air pollution, Climate change, Coal, Energy, Environment, Fossil fuels, India, South and Central Asia, United Nations, World news
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…
- Biodiversity, Climate change, Coal, Conservation, Energy, Environment, Fossil fuels, Greenhouse gas emissions, India, Narendra Modi, South and Central Asia, Wildlife, World news
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…
- Activism, Adani Group, Coal, Energy, Environment, Environmental activism, Fossil fuels, India, Indigenous peoples, Mining, Protest, South and Central Asia, Trees and forests
‘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…
- Adani Group, Australia news, Australian politics, Bushfires, Business, Climate change, Coal, Coalition, Fossil fuels, India, Liberal party, Scott Morrison, South and Central Asia
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 …