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FILE PHOTO: Solar panels are seen near the cooling towers of a retired coal-fired Komati Power Station, operated by Eskom, near Komati village, in the Mpumalanga province in South Africa, May 9, 2024. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo
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South Africa too slow to meet bold climate pledges, says report

Report commissioned into South Africa climate action by president says country is moving too slowly after strong commitments on cutting greenhouse gases.

FILE PHOTO: A railway worker drives a train engine while loading railcars in San Diego, California, U.S., November 30, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
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Higher pricing easing hit from low coal demand for US rail firms

Slowing coal demand, driven by global decarbonization efforts, remains a headwind for the US rail industry.

FILE PHOTO: Logo of Anglo American is seen on a jacket of an employee of the Los Bronces copper mine, in the outskirts of Santiago, Chile March 14, 2019. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido/File Photo
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Anglo American to face investors with wary eye on BHP’s potential return

Anglo American investors will keenly scrutinize CEO Duncan Wanblad's update on Thursday, just months after BHP takeover bid

FILE - Steam billows from a coal-fired power plant Nov. 18, 2021, in Craig, Colo. A federal appeals court on Friday, July 19, 2024, allowed a Biden administration rule aimed at limiting planet-warming pollution from coal-fired power plants to remain in place, even as legal challenges continue. The EPA rule, announced in April, would force many coal-fired power plants to capture 90% of their carbon emissions or shut down within eight years. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
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US court upholds EPA rule on coal plant emissions despite industry pushback

The court upheld the rule requiring coal plants to cut carbon emissions by 90% or shut down, a key part of Biden's climate...

FILE PHOTO: High voltage electricity towers are seen at sunrise in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico April 20, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez/File Photo
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Rising cooling demand to keep coal plants online this year, IEA says

Global electricity demand is set to grow at its fastest pace in nearly 20 years this year, spurred by increasing demand for air...

An environmental protestor hangs a banner at the site of a future coal mine to be developed by West Cumbria Mining, in Whitehaven, northwest England, Britain, December 8, 2023. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett
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UK’s new coal mine sent ‘adverse international signal’, campaigners say

Campaigners have gone to the High Court to challenge the decision for a new coal mine in Cumbria.

FILE PHOTO: South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa gestures ahead of signing into law a national health bill that aims to provide universal coverage to South Africans, at the Union Building in Pretoria, South Africa, May 15, 2024. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo
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South Africa’s Ramaphosa urges green energy to avoid carbon border tax

He said the economy would suffer unless the country reduces its dependency on coal.

The project is highly contentious, pitting enthusiastic backers in Cumbria and beyond against environmentalists (AFP)
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New UK coal mine plans appear doomed under Starmer government

It has emerged that the new Labour government will not defend the coal mine project's previous approval in court.

Environment Canada has laid five charges against Teck Coal Limited after the company was alleged to have dumped harmful substances into waters frequented by fish in southeastern B.C. The Teck Resources logo is seen on a podium before the company's special meeting of shareholders, in Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, April 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Teck Coal faces five charges for allegedly dumping harmful substances in B.C. waters

Teck Coal Limited has been charged for allegedly dumping harmful substances into fish-frequented waters in B.C. from its coal mine.

Protesters outside the proposed site of the new coal mine in Cumbria in 2022 (Friends of the Earth/PA)
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UK govt pulls out of legal battle over Cumbria coal mine

The government has withdrawn its defence, recommending the High Court quash the mine's approval.

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