Tag: coal
Back to coal in Germany: the poisoned legacy of Angela Merkel
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Russian gas: Germany returns to coal, will other countries follow?
In recent years, coal seemed to be on its way out in much of the world, but it could be making one last comeback. Germany took emergency measures on Sunday,…
The heads roll on Australia’s coal bull
AGL is a nearly 200-year-old energy giant, which alone accounts for 8 percent of Australia’s emissions. Among other things, the company has large and polluting coal-fired power plants. Cannon-Brookes has…
An important coal field burns uncontrollably in India and cannot be extinguished – children working in the area in toxic conditions
DHANBAD / JHARIA The sight is hot but conventional at the Jharia coalfield in eastern India. At dusk, the charcoal vein glows red on the roadside. The heat radiates depressingly.…
Awakening: Macron wins French election | In this way, the Commission’s coal duties would affect Finland
We will tell you the news and topics of the day quickly. Analysis: Macron won, but did France want him or did it “less evil”? Incumbent president Emmanuel Macron won…
Coal imports from Russia to the EU will end in August – but much richer oil and gas still out of sanctions
Some EU countries do not want sanctions on oil and gas. Instead, Putin’s daughters Marija Vorontsova and Katerina Tikhonova are now on the sanctions list. Imports of coal from Russia…
The European Commission is proposing a ban on imports of Russian coal
Decisions on sanctions are the responsibility of the member states. EU ambassadors will meet tomorrow to discuss the issue. The European Commission is proposing a ban on imports of Russian…
Several NGOs denounce the massive financing of the coal industry by banks
This is the main conclusion of research conducted by twenty-eight NGOs, including Reclaim Finance, Friends of the Earth France and Urgewald: banks continue to finance the coal industry. Among these…
Glencore, Bluebell continues pressure for coal spin-off
(Finance) – Activist investor Bluebell Capital Partners is putting pressure on Glencore so that the Anglo-Swiss company – one of the largest in the world in the mining sector –…
Coal: public enemy no. 1 of the climate is resisting
A disastrous snub to the planet, and to the climate. The British leaders, hosts of the last edition of the United Nations Conference on the climate had however sworn it,…