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11 dead in northeast China mine accident: state media
Nov 28, 2023 (AFP)
The incident took place at 2:40 pm local time (0640 GMT) at a mine outside the city of Shuangyashan in the province's east, about 130 kilometres (80 miles) from...
Police arrest 109 climate protesters at Australian coal port
Nov 27, 2023 (AFP)
A fleet of kayaks blocked shipping traffic over the weekend at the Port of Newcastle on Australia's east coast, imploring the government to end the country's lo...
EU climate chief hails China talks, despite concerns over coal
Nov 16, 2023 (AFP)
Wopke Hoekstra, who will represent the EU in closely watched negotiations at the COP28 climate summit later this month in the UAE, said that any country buildin...
Building coal-fired power plants 'irresponsible': US climate envoy
Nov 10, 2023 (AFP)
Kerry also hailed recent talks with China, while offering few details, and called upcoming climate talks in the UAE "absolutely critical". Speaking in Singapore...
Fossil fuel plans by producing nations threaten global climate goals: UN
Nov 08, 2023 (AFP)
The future of fossil fuels will be a key flashpoint when world leaders meet at the COP28 climate conference later this month, tasked with salvaging the world's ...
German finance minister casts doubt on 2030 coal exit
Nov 01, 2023 (AFP)
"Until it is clear that energy is available and affordable, we should end dreams of phasing out electricity from coal in 2030," Lindner said in an interview wit...
S.Africa risks 15,000 deaths by 2050 if green transition delayed: study
Oct 24, 2023 (AFP)
A new study by Helsinki-based nonprofit organisation the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) revealed that delaying the decommissioning of South ...
EU climate talks at loggerheads over fossil fuel language
Oct 16, 2023 (AFP)
Ditching coal, oil and gas for cleaner energies is essential if the world is to slash greenhouse gas emissions and avoid the most catastrophic consequences of c...
Australian environmental group fails to stop coal mine approvals
Oct 11, 2023 (AFP)
The Environment Council of Central Queensland group said coal mining warms the planet and threatens Australian wonders such as the Great Barrier Reef. It argued...
Can a $20 billion bet wean Indonesia off coal?
Sep 27, 2023 (AFP)
The Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) for Indonesia was unveiled last November, as the country hosted the G20 summit in Bali. It follows a model first t...
At least 16 killed in coal mine fire in SW China
Sep 24, 2023 (AFP)
The fire broke out at the Shanjiaoshu Coal Mine at around 8:10 am (0010 GMT), the Panzhou City government said in a notice posted to its website on Sunday night...
Major Indonesia coal plant back near capacity despite pollution concerns
Sep 22, 2023 (AFP)
The Suralaya coal-fired power plant in Java island's Banten province nearly halved production starting August 29 as the country geared up to host Southeast Asia...
Locals, NGOs accuse World Bank of backing Indonesia coal plant expansion
Sep 14, 2023 (AFP)
The complaint from local communities, supported by several NGOs, comes as calls grow for global financial institutions to dramatically redesign their activities...
Indonesia halves output at coal power plant as pollution spikes
Sep 06, 2023 (AFP)
The reduction came a week before Indonesia hosted leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and top officials from the United States, Japa...
Australia plan to close largest coal power station in doubt
Sep 05, 2023 (AFP)
Eraring Power Station, north of Sydney, supplies around 25 percent of power for Australia's most populous state, New South Wales. The facility had been earmarke...
G20 per capita coal emissions growing: research
Sep 05, 2023 (AFP)
The group, whose leaders meet in New Delhi this weekend, accounts for 80 percent of global power sector emissions. But in talks in July, it failed to agree that...
S.Africa church fights class action against coal mines
Aug 16, 2023 (AFP)
The Southern African Bishops Conference said lawyers filed papers with South Africa's High Court on Tuesday. "Very often ex-mine workers are no longer members o...
Erdogan defends expansion of controversial coal mine
Aug 07, 2023 (AFP)
Dramatic scenes have emerged since July 24 when Akbelen forest in the Milas district of the Aegean province of Mugla was occupied by villagers and activists try...
Global coal demand to stay near record in 2023: IEA
Jul 27, 2023 (AFP)
The burning of coal, which is used to produce electricity and in industry, is responsible for a large part of the carbon emissions that cause global warming. Th...
Nations call for swift fossil fuel exit to tackle climate change
Jul 14, 2023 (AFP)
In a statement released at the close of climate talks in Brussels, the High Ambition Coalition said the year-end COP28 talks must pave the way for "an urgent an...
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