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- Cop28 president forced into defence of fossil fuel phase-out claims Tue, 5 Dec 23, 1:55amSultan Al Jaber, who is state oil CEO, had said phase-out of fossil fuels would take world ‘back into caves’
- Cop28 president forced into defence of fossil fuel phaseout claims Tue, 5 Dec 23, 1:55amSultan Al Jaber, who is state oil CEO, had said phase-out of fossil fuels would take world ‘back into caves’
- Economic Progress and Fossil Fuels: The Elephant in the Room at U.N. Climate Conference Mon, 4 Dec 23, 5:00pmThe reality of economic imperatives, however, will eventually expose the folly of decarbonization plans.
- COP28: India doubles down on right to increase coal power and CO2 emissions Fri, 1 Dec 23, 5:00pm"India cannot survive without coal as it has no other options."
- China’s coal addiction puts spotlight on its climate ambitions before Cop28 Mon, 27 Nov 23, 1:00pmPower shortages in recent years have tested country’s commitment to cutting reliance on coal-fired energy
- US coal power plants killed at least 460,000 people in past 20 years – report Fri, 24 Nov 23, 6:00amPollution caused twice as many premature deaths as previously thought, with updated understanding of dangers of PM2.5
- NSW minerals lobby advertising blitz doesn’t come clean on the dirty realities of coalmining | Temperature Check Thu, 23 Nov 23, 10:56amState’s Minerals Council says campaign aims to educate the public – but its claims of responsible, low-emissions mining don’t stack up
- Queensland rejects Clive Palmer’s bid to build ‘carbon neutral’ coal-fired power station Thu, 23 Nov 23, 11:57amEnvironment department questions feasibility of Waratah Coal’s claims about the use of carbon offsets, credits, and capture and storage
- US Backing New Plan To Cripple Coal Industry At UN Climate Conference Wed, 22 Nov 23, 5:00pmThe Biden administration is set to back a plan that would crush the coal industry at the upcoming United Nations (UN) climate summit, Reuters reported on Tuesday.
- Beijing’s Coal Boom Is Here to Stay Wed, 22 Nov 23, 1:00pmIn short, China’s security and economic growth depend on satiating the country’s colossal appetite for fossil fuels. Western politics around a non-existent climate crisis won’t change that.
- India To Increase Coal Production By 60% Thu, 16 Nov 23, 9:00pmThe Union coal ministry on Monday announced plans to increase India’s coal production to 1.404 billion tonne by 2027, with an eye to further boost it to 1.577 billion tonne by 2030.
- Allowing Cumbria coalmine was ‘disaster’ for climate diplomacy, says Lord Turner Thu, 16 Nov 23, 4:00pmFormer chair of climate change committee says UK’s decision has encouraged other countries to keep exploiting fossil fuels
- China promised to strictly control coal then started 182 coal power plants instead Wed, 15 Nov 23, 7:25amBy Jo Nova Two and a half years ago President Xi promised to “strictly control coal-fired power generation projects” in China. Before this solemn pledge the CCP had approved a blockbuster 54 gigawatts of coal fired power...
- World behind on almost every policy required to cut carbon emissions, research finds Tue, 14 Nov 23, 4:00pmCoal must be phased out seven times faster and deforestation reduced four times faster to avoid worst impacts of climate breakdown, says report
- UN admits World will crash through Paris Agreement goals by a factor of two for 2030 Thu, 9 Nov 23, 6:40amBy Jo Nova Top 20 Energy mining nations are planning to increase production, not decrease it. Despite 151 nations signing the Paris Agreement, the UNEP has all but admitted that most of the world is not even pretending to...