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New coal power plant projects in China hit the highest level in nearly 10 years, report says

A new report says China’s power industry began construction on nearly 100 gigawatts of new coal plant capacity last year, the most in nearly a decade

The Independent UK

China’s coal-fired power boom may be ending amid slowdown in permits

Permits for coal-fired power plants drop by 83% despite leading world in construction as focus turns to renewables

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: US to require background checks for gun sales online and at shows

Historic action closes loophole and bolsters Biden administration’s fight against gun violence. Plus: the true price of Indonesia’s booming nickel industry

The Guardian - UK

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World’s coal power capacity rises despite climate warnings

Increase of 2% last year driven by plant expansion in China and slowdown in US and Europe closures

The Guardian - UK

Surge of new US-led oil and gas activity threatens to wreck Paris climate goals

World’s fossil-fuel producers on track to nearly quadruple output from newly approved projects by decade’s end, report finds

The Guardian - US

China on course to hit wind and solar power target five years ahead of time

Beijing bolstering position as global renewables leader with solar capacity more than rest of world combined

The Guardian - UK

Global progress on phasing out coal in 2022 weighed down by China

Despite the energy crisis sparked by the Ukraine war, a phasing out of coal continued across the world in 2022, according to a new report by the NGO Global Energy Monitor. Everywhere except China, where new coal production capacity under development increased, offsetting the gains in the rest of the…

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Phaseout of coal power far too slow to avoid ‘climate chaos’, report finds

World needs to stop building new plants and close existing ones at almost five times the current rate to meet Paris agreement goals

The Guardian - UK

China is building six times more new coal plants than other countries, report finds

China permitted the equivalent of two new coal plants a week last year according to a new report. The country is also rapidly expanding its renewable energy.

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Biden urged not to approve oil terminals that could create ‘carbon bombs’

Report finds four new offshore depots would emit around three times what the entire US emits each year, pushing world closer to climate catastrophe

The Guardian - US

World’s first public database on fossil fuels launched

Developers hope the Global Registry of Fossil Fuels will empower activists and investors to hold governments to account.

Al Jazeera

Europe plan for floating gas terminals raises climate fears

As winter nears, European nations, desperate to replace the natural gas they once bought from Russia, have embraced a short-term fix: A series of roughly 20 floating terminals that would receive liquefied natural gas from other countries and convert it into heating fuel

The Independent UK

Too many new coal-fired plants planned for 1.5C climate goal, report concludes

Number of new plants planned fell last year, but coal-generated electricity rose by 9% to record high

The Guardian - UK

Warnings Australia could 'lock in' fossil fuel dependency with $26b worth of new gas pipelines

Global Energy Monitor says Australia's pipeline plans — the fourth highest such investment in the world — will make it significantly harder to help global efforts to keep temperature rises to 1.5 degrees.

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