Coal articles
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The Liberals, coal, and nuclear power
In a famous 1963 speech, US civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr. said: ‘I have a dream that my…What to read next: Floating nuclear power plants make a compelling argument | Energising the Liberals | The Liberals and energy policy: only half-right | Coal: the missing link
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G7 ready to agree to phase out coal by 2035
The climate, energy and environment ministers of the leading Western industrialized nations (G7) have agreed on a coal phase-out by 2035 at their meeting in Italy, British and Italian officials said Monday. The decision was confirmed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs on Monday evening. A ministry spokesman said that Germany had played a key role in the decision to set a clear end date for coal-fired power generation for all G7 countries. British Energy Secretary Andrew Bowie...
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Super funds respond to members' calls to dump coal
Some of the nation’s largest superannuation firms are protecting their members from climate risk by dumping thermal coal from their retirement savings. The Australian Retirement Trust (ART), which looks after more than $280 billion worth of savings, has become the nation’s largest super fund to exclude thermal coal. As a global investor, the fund says […]