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Fears as Chinese investment in Australia falls
World
May 21, 2019
Fears as Chinese investment in Australia falls
Chinese investment in Australia has fallen to its lowest level in five years, new research shows, sparking calls for the…
Democrats seek Green New Deal to address climate change
World
February 7, 2019
Democrats seek Green New Deal to address climate change
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York are calling for a Green New Deal intended to…
World to miss 2020 climate ‘turning point’: analysis
Environment
January 22, 2019
World to miss 2020 climate ‘turning point’: analysis
The world is on course to miss its “best chance” of preventing runaway climate change by ensuring global greenhouse…
Germany closes last black coal mine
World
December 21, 2018
Germany closes last black coal mine
Germany will close its last black coal mine on Friday, a milestone marking the end of a 200-year-old industry that…
CO2 emissions up 2.7%, world ‘off course’: study
Environment
December 6, 2018
CO2 emissions up 2.7%, world ‘off course’: study
Global emissions of carbon dioxide mainly from fossil fuel burning will rise 2.7 percent in 2018, scientists said Wednesday, signaling…
Making the world hotter: India’s expected AC explosion
Environment
December 4, 2018
Making the world hotter: India’s expected AC explosion
Ratan Kumar once battled India’s brutal summers with damp bedsheets and midnight baths. Now he is among millions upon…
Egypt gets bids for coal-fired power plant, to announce winner next week
Business
May 21, 2018
Egypt gets bids for coal-fired power plant, to announce winner next week
Egypt next week will announce the winning consortium to build a 6,000 megawatt coal-fired power plant in the Red…
How a US coal deal warmed Ukraine’s ties with Trump
World
February 20, 2018
How a US coal deal warmed Ukraine’s ties with Trump
For the first time in Ukraine’s history, US anthracite is helping to keep the lights on and the heating going…
China’s hydropower frenzy drowns sacred mountains
World
June 26, 2017
China’s hydropower frenzy drowns sacred mountains
Towering walls of concrete entomb lush forests on mountainsides in southwest China as workers toil on the dry riverbed below…