Tag: Coal
China Must Close Coal Power Plants By 2045 To Meet Climate Goal
China must shut down by 2045 at the latest all coal power plants operating without carbon capture if Beijing is to meet its goal to…
Energy security and economic fears drive China’s return to coal
Red coal trucks zip up and down narrow dirt tracks, churning up clouds of dust in China’s remote Gansu province. Nearby, the towering stanchions of…
U.N. chief warns India over ‘bad economics’ of coal
With India facing deadly air pollution, high healthcare costs and growing disaster threats from global warming, the head of the United Nations warned the country’s…
Samsung faces youth climate protests over involvement in new Vietnam coal plant 21 August 2020, source edie newsroom
Climate protestors have gathered outside Samsung’s flagship UK store on Oxford Street this morning (21 August), calling on the firm to halt plans to help…
BHP signals shift away from coal as profits dip
Mining giant BHP said profits fell four percent in the year ending in June, as the Anglo-Australian firm signalled a transition away from the intensely…
Japan’s climate change efforts hindered by biased business lobby -study
Japan’s powerful business lobby Keidanren is dominated by energy-intensive sectors that represent less than 10% of the economy, resulting in national policies that favour coal…
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