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China smog rises in April for first time this year

May 18, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Asia / Pacific, CHINA, China (PRC), Coal, Economic News (3rd Party), Emerging Market Countries, Environment, fired Power Stations, Health / Medicine, Pollution, US

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese air pollution rose in April for the first time since December, official data showed on Monday,

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Analysts cut EU carbon price forecasts as coronavirus causes demand slump

April 24, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments CARBON, Carbon / Emissions Markets, Coal, Energy (Legacy), Energy (TRBC), Energy Markets, Environment, EU, Europe, European Union, fired Power Stations, France, Germany, Government / Politics, Industrials (TRBC), Natural Gas Utilities (TRBC), Picture available, Pictures, POLL, Polls, Power Markets, Regulation, Reports, Reuters Polls, United Kingdom, US, Western Europe

LONDON (Reuters) – Analysts have sharply cut forecasts for the price of European Union carbon permits for 2020 to 2022

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Japan’s SMFG to end lending for new coal-fired power plants

April 16, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Asia / Pacific, CLIMATECHANGE, Coal, Company News, Environment, fired Power Stations, General News, Japan, SMFG, US

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc (SMFG) said on Thursday it would no longer lend to new

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Global CO2 emissions from power sector fell 2% last year: study

March 9, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas (Energy), Asia (Energy), Asia / Pacific, CARBON, Carbon / Emissions Markets, China (PRC), Climate Politics, Coal, Commodities News (3rd Party), EMISSIONS, Energy (Legacy), Energy (TRBC), Energy Markets, Environment, Europe, Europe / Middle East / Africa (Energy), fired Power Stations, General News, Government / Politics, Middle East (Energy), Natural Gas, Pictures, Pollution, Power Markets, Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy Power Stations, Solar Power Stations, United States, US, Utilities (TRBC), Western Europe, Wind Farms

LONDON (Reuters) – Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the power sector fell by 2% last year, the biggest fall

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As climate fight intensifies, U.S. states seek to block local natural-gas bans

March 6, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Advocacy Groups / Pressure Groups / Lobbies, Arizona, CALIFORNIA, Carbon / Emissions Markets, Climate Politics, CLIMATECHANGE, Coal, Energy (TRBC), Environment, fired Power Stations, General News, Government / Politics, Lawmaking, MINNESOTA, Mississippi, MISSOURI, Natural Gas, Natural Gas Utilities (TRBC), NATURALGAS, Oklahoma, Pictures, Pollution, Regulation, Tennessee, United States, US, USA, Utilities (TRBC)

(Reuters) – Lawmakers in at least five U.S. states have proposed bills since mid-February to prevent cities from banning natural

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South Korea to close up to 28 coal-fired power plants in March

March 1, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Asia / Pacific, Carbon / Emissions Markets, Coal, Coal (TRBC), Electric Utilities (TRBC), Energy (Legacy), Energy Markets, Environment, fired Power Stations, Gas, Liquefied Natural Gas, OIL, Pollution, POWER, Power Markets, South Korea, SOUTHKOREA, US, Utilities (TRBC)

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea will idle up to 28 of its coal-fired power plants in March, scaling up the

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Japan environment minister says to review export policy of coal-fired power plants by end-June

February 25, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Asia (Energy), Asia / Pacific, Carbon / Emissions Markets, CHANGE, CLIMATE, Climate Politics, Coal, Commodities News (3rd Party), Diplomacy / Foreign Policy, Environment, fired Power Stations, General News, Government / Politics, Japan, Pollution, Power Markets, US

FILE PHOTO: Japan’s Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi attends a news conference at Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s official residence in Tokyo,

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Australia’s ‘black summer’ provides glimmer of hope for climate policy action

February 12, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Asia / Pacific, Australia, Carbon / Emissions Markets, CHANGE, CLIMATE, Climate Politics, Coal, Environment, fired Power Stations, General News, Government / Politics, Lawmaking, Pictures, POLICY, Pollution, US, Wildfires / Forest Fires

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia’s deadly wildfires have opened up a small window of opportunity for the country to break a

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Australian air tanker feared crashed while fighting bushfires

January 23, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Aerospace / Defense (Legacy), Aerospace and Defense (TRBC), Air Accidents, Asia / Pacific, Australia, BUSHFIRES, Coal, Disasters / Accidents, Environment, Europe, fired Power Stations, General News, Government / Politics, Major News, Nature / Wildlife, PDFs, Pollution, Precipitation, US, Video, Weather Markets / Weather, Wildfires / Forest Fires

MELBOURNE/SYDNEY (Reuters) – Helicopters were searching on Thursday for a C-130 Hercules air tanker feared to have crashed while fighting

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Australia softens climate change rhetoric as bushfires, and voters, rage

January 15, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Asia / Pacific, Australia, BUSHFIRES, Climate Politics, Coal, Company News, Environment, fired Power Stations, Government / Politics, INDIA, POLITICS, Pollution, US, Wildfires / Forest Fires

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Three years ago, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, then Treasurer, brandished a lump of coal in parliament

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