Increase of 2% last year driven by plant expansion in China and slowdown in US and Europe closuresThe world’s coal power capacity grew for the first time since 2019 last year, despite warnings that coal plants need to...
Read MoreMichael Gove said UK needed coal to make steel, but business department papers drafted around same time say it will notPreviously unseen documents have emerged that appear to contradict the government’s case for a new...
Read MoreExclusive: UAE’s Sultan Al Jaber says phase-out of coal, oil and gas would take world ‘back into caves’Cop28 live – latest updatesThe president of Cop28, Sultan Al Jaber, has claimed there is “no...
Read MoreFormer chair of climate change committee says UK’s decision has encouraged other countries to keep exploiting fossil fuelsThe UK’s decision to open a new coalmine in Cumbria was a “disaster” that...
Read MoreCoal must be phased out seven times faster and deforestation reduced four times faster to avoid worst impacts of climate breakdown, says reportCoal must be phased out seven times faster than is now happening, deforestation must...
Read MoreExclusive: Lack of confidence in ‘inconsistent’ government is huge barrier to investors, finds former energy minister Chris Skidmore Rishi Sunak has been criticised by his own net-zero tsar, who says the UK risks...
Read MoreExclusive: Lack of confidence in ‘inconsistent’ government is huge barrier to investors, finds Chris SkidmoreRishi Sunak has been criticised by his own net zero tsar, who says the UK risks missing its green targets...
Read More‘Red wall credentials’ suspected at Westminster as real reason for approval by Michael GoveSenior steel industry figures have rejected claims that their demand for coal has driven the government’s divisive...
Read MoreThe government says the needs of UK steelmaking override the environmental impact. The industry thinks differentlyThe decision to approve a new £165m coalmine in Cumbria reveals an unpleasant truth about the government. It...
Read MoreUS climate envoy says he will publicly criticise UK’s approval of Cumbrian mine if it adds to emissionsJohn Kerry, the US climate official, has said he is closely examining the UK government’s approval of a new...
Read MoreCampaigners expected to gather on Friday and Saturday, and possible legal challenge is being exploredCampaigners in Cumbria are planning protests after the government gave the green light to the first new coalmine to be dug in...
Read MoreEd Miliband vows party will seek to prevent ‘climate-destroying’ plan and if elected would deliver green jobsLabour would stop the new coalmine in Cumbria from going ahead if elected, and will seek to prevent it...
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