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Why coal is being burned more than ever as demand in China and India soars despite carbon emissions warnings | Science, Climate & Tech News
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The world is set to use more coal than ever before, this year, because of high demand in Asia and despite the warnings over the harm that burning fossil fuels does to the planet, a report has said. Global demand for the fossil fuel is expected to hit a record 8.77 billion tonnes in 2024,…
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The major coal producing country that wants to leave its fossil fuels in the ground | Science, Climate & Tech News
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There is a dilemma at the heart of global climate talks. Burning oil, gas and coal is the biggest driver of climate change, which is unleashing deadly flooding in Spain, in Colombia and more destructive hurricanes in the North Atlantic. But the industry producing these fossil fuels is a cash cow: making £2.8bn in profit…
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Swift coal transition from country that started Industrial Revolution will be watched closely | Science & Tech News
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Turbines at the UK’s last coal-fired power station have turned for the last time – a milestone in Britain’s transition to zero-carbon power and the end of Britain’s 142-year history of burning coal for electricity. The closure of Ratcliffe-on-Soar power plant outside Nottingham makes the UK the first major economy, and first G7 member, to…