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Coal power plants were paid to close. Is it time to do the same for slaughterhouses?

The food industry will go to great lengths (and spend a fortune) to lobby policymakers, confuse the public and politicise scientific findings. You can see the results in the UK’s delay of a ban on junk food advertisers targeting children, or the orchestrated backlash to a report that recommended cutting…

The Conversation

G20 countries could produce enough renewable energy for the whole world – what needs to happen

The world’s most developed economies have also burnt the most oil and coal (fossil fuels) over the years, causing the most climate change damage. Preventing further climate change means a global fossil fuel phase-out must happen by 2050. Climate change mitigation scientists Sven Teske and Saori Miyake analysed the potential…

The Conversation

Indonesian coal industry risking a tough transition as demand declines, report says

Indonesia’s coal industry is facing mounting pressure as China and India, its biggest customers, cut back on imports of the heavily polluting fossil fuel

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Coal-hooked Poland constructs first ever offshore wind farm

Poland, long known as one of Europe’s most coal-dependent countries, is embarking on a new journey towards clean energy. Euronews takes a boat trip through the Baltic Sea to visit the first ever offshore wind farm on Polish territory.

Euronews

Kazakhstan enlists Russia and China to build first nuclear power plants since Soviet era

Kazakhstan, one of the world’s top uranium producers, currently relies mostly on coal-fired plants for power, alongside hydropower and a growing renewables sector.

Euronews

NSW Nationals signal ‘full support’ of coal power and will consider abandoning net zero target

Another motion on agenda at party’s state conference calls for withdrawal from Paris agreement

The Guardian - AU

Nigel Farage ridiculed for plan to ‘re-industrialise Wales’

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Jonathan Reynolds mocks Nigel Farage’s coal mines plan as an ‘absolute parody’

Nigel Farage fails to understand ‘the pride in where we’re from and what we represent’, the business secretary said

The Independent UK

EPA set to roll back rules that limit greenhouse gases and mercury from US power plants

The Environmental Protection Agency is poised to eliminate rules that limit greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas

The Independent UK

From renewables to fossil fuels in Europe: How does your country generate electricity?

Nuclear and coal power in the EU have decreased significantly over the last 20 years, with nuclear dropping to 23% and coal to 12%, while renewables have risen.

Euronews

Neither glib lines nor warm thoughts can hide the cynicism of Labor’s North West Shelf decision

Albanese’s commitment to the climate crisis appears too often to be built on the idea that being better than the Coalition is enough – but that’s not how it works

The Guardian - AU

Denied activists mount challenge over coal mine advice

Legal advice given to a state government by coal mine developers is being sought through a tribunal by activists who say the public has a right to know.

AAP

Nigel Farage calls for ‘re-industrialisation’ of Wales

Nigel Farage has called for the blast furnaces in Port Talbot to be reopened and for Wales to start producing coal again.

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage’s pitch for Welsh elections: bring back coalmining

Reform leader says steel and coal industries can be revived but does not say how beyond ‘scrapping net zero’

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‘We are just sitting here’: South African coal belt town split over green transition

The country wants to cut greenhouse gas emissions without destroying livelihoods, but progress is slow – and the residents of a small town are in the crosshairs

Texas Observer

The Massive U.S. Pipeline Buildout Is Mostly for Gas Going Overseas

Plans for U.S. gas pipelines could lock in a dramatic increase in fossil fuel exports and their greenhouse gas emissions, a new report finds.

The Independent UK

India, a major user of coal power, is making large gains in clean energy adoption. Here is how

India, one of the most carbon-polluting countries, has witnessed sharp growth in renewable energies like solar and wind

Euronews

Swiss glacier collapse highlights growing global danger as ice melt accelerates with climate change

Scientists say greenhouse gases from the burning of fossil fuels such as coal have already locked in enough global warming to doom many of the world's glaciers.

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8 Old Home Features No One Knows How To Use Anymore

Wandering through an old house can feel like stepping into a time capsule, filled with architectural quirks and features that hint at bygone eras. From mysterious little doors to peculiar wall slots, these elements once served practical purposes but have since become puzzling relics. As modern living has evolved, many…

The Guardian - US

Trump violating right to life with anti-environment orders, youth lawsuit says

Twenty-two plaintiffs between ages seven and 25 allege government is engaging in unlawful executive overreach

The National (Scotland)

£150m renewable energy site proposed for former coal terminal

PLANS for a green hydrogen facility in a former Ayrshire coal terminal have been proposed by a European renewable energy firm

The Independent UK

Oil and gas have boomed in New Mexico. Its schools are contending with pollution’s effects

Natural gas has become a go-to fuel for power plants from coast to coast, sometimes replacing dirtier coal-fired plants and, by extension, improving air quality

The Independent UK

Trump's push to save coal faces a new hurdle: his own trade war

Mining company Signal Peak Energy sits atop a billion-ton coal reserve beneath Montana’s rugged Bull Mountains and ships 98% of the fuel it mines to Japan and South Korea

The Independent UK

A coal plant was set to close in Michigan to transition to cleaner energy. Trump just ordered it to stay open

Decision was made after the Department of Energy warned of a heightened risk of blackouts during the summer

The Independent UK

Trump administration orders Michigan coal plant to stay open

The U.S. Energy Department has ordered a Michigan coal-fired power plant to remain open, at least until late August

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