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China's 2024 coal projects threaten climate goals: report
Beijing (AFP) Feb 13, 2025 China began construction last year on projects with the greatest combined coal power capacity since 2015, jeopardising its goal to peak carbon emissions by 2030, according to a report published on Thursday. The world's second-largest economy is the biggest emitter of the greenhouse gases that drive climate change but is also a renewable energy powerhouse. It plans to reach net zero by 2060. Coal has been a pivotal energy source in China for decades but explosive growth in wind and solar installa ... read more |
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China's 2024 coal projects threaten climate goals: reportBeijing (AFP) Feb 13, 2025 China last year began construction on projects with the greatest combined coal power capacity since 2015, jeopardising the country's goal to peak carbon emissions by 2030, according to a report published Thursday. ... more 
Record year for coal in 2024, world's hottest yearParis (AFP) Dec 18, 2024 World coal use is set to reach an all-time high in 2024, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday, in a year all but certain to be the hottest in recorded history. ... more
Indonesia's new coal phase-out goal sets 'daunting task'Jakarta (AFP) Dec 11, 2024 Meeting Indonesia's pledge to phase out coal power in just 15 years and reach net-zero emissions by mid-century is a "daunting task" that will require immediate and ambitious action, experts warn. ... more
In Bosnia, the path to renewables runs through its coal minesTuzla, Bosnia And Herzegovina (AFP) Nov 28, 2024 At 250 metres underground, the dust is thick and oxygen is in short supply at the Mramor mine in northeastern Bosnia. ... more |
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UK government announces ban on new coal mines London (AFP) Nov 14, 2024 The UK announced Thursday that it would introduce legislation to ban new coal mines, as the Labour government ramps up its plans to make Britain a clean energy leader. ... more 
S. Africa offers a lesson on how not to shut down a coal plantMiddelburg,South Africa (AFP) Oct 10, 2024 The cold corridors of South Africa's once-mighty Komati coal-fired power plant have been quiet since its shutdown in 2022 in what was trumpeted as a pioneering project in the world's transition to green energy. ... more 
Can carbon credits help close coal plants?Bangkok (AFP) Oct 9, 2024 A few dozen kilometres from the Philippine capital Manila sits a coal plant that some hope could be a model for how developing countries can quit the polluting fossil fuel. ... more
Despite progress, China remains tethered to coal as climate change pressures mountSan Diego CA (SPX) Oct 08, 2024 A new paper from the University of California San Diego details how China faces numerous political, economic and technological obstacles as it tries to transition away from coal-the country's primar ... more 
Britain's last coal-fired power station closesLondon (AFP) Sept 30, 2024 The UK's last coal-fired power station will officially close its doors on Monday, making Britain the first G7 country to end its reliance on the fossil fuel to produce electricity. ... more |
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Australia coal mine extensions slammed as a 'betrayal'
Sydney (AFP) Sept 25, 2024 Australia's decision to extend the lifespan of three coal mines was branded as a "betrayal" by climate groups who said on Wednesday it means another 1.3 billion tonnes of emissions will be pumped into the atmosphere. Three thermal coal mines in Australia's southeast will be allowed to stay open for between eight and 22 more years, producing fuel for electricity-generating power stations. Most of Australia's 16 coal-fired power stations are set to close in the coming years, leaving authorities s ... read more
India coal expansion risks massive methane growth: reportBangkok (AFP) Sept 18, 2024 India's plans to expand coal mining could double emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane from its domestic coal sector by 2029, threatening its climate goals, a report warned Thursday. ... more |
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'End of an era': UK to shut last coal-fired power plantRatcliffe On Soar, United Kingdom (AFP) Sept 18, 2024 Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station has dominated the landscape of the English East Midlands for nearly 60 years, looming over the small town of the same name and a landmark on the M1 motorway bisecting Derby and Nottingham. ... more 
Coal phase-out fuels far right in rural eastern GermanySpremberg, Germany (AFP) Sept 17, 2024 White clouds still billow from the cooling towers of a coal plant near Spremberg in Germany's ex-communist east but the end is in sight as Berlin phases out the dirty fossil fuel. ... more
UK blocks approval of first coal mine in 30 yearsLondon (AFP) Sept 13, 2024 Environmental campaigners on Friday claimed a "huge victory" after a court ruling overturned a decision to allow planning permission for the UK's first deep coal mine in 30 years. ... more
China coal production threatens climate goalsBangkok (AFP) Sept 10, 2024 China's planned expansion of coal mining threatens the country's climate goals and risks vastly increasing its methane emissions, a study warned on Tuesday. ... more
Coal generates less than 50% of Australian electricity for first timeSydney (AFP) Sept 4, 2024 Coal generated less than 50 percent of Australia's electricity in the last week of August, dropping to a record low as renewable production surged, data showed Wednesday. ... more |
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