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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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China’s Hebei issues orange smog alert effective Nov. 1

October 30, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Aluminium, Asia / Pacific, CHINA, China (PRC), Coal, Copper, Emerging Market Countries, Environment, fired Power Stations, General News, Government / Politics, HEBEI, Pollution, Regulation, STEEL, US

SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s top steelmaking province of Hebei has issued an “orange” smog alert effective from Nov. 1, with

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Singapore to stick with natural gas power for time being, expand solar use

October 29, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Asia (Energy), Asia / Pacific, Carbon / Emissions Markets, Climate Politics, Emerging Market Countries, ENERGY, Energy (Legacy), Energy (TRBC), Energy Markets, Environment, fired Power Stations, Gas, Natural Gas, Pollution, Power Markets, Refined Products, Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy Power Stations, SINGAPORE, SOLAR, Solar Power Stations, US, Utilities (TRBC), Weather Markets / Weather

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Natural gas will continue to play a dominant role in generating electricity in Singapore while the state

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China winter smog targets not enough to offset last year’s surge: data

October 24, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Asia / Pacific, CHINA, China (PRC), Coal, Economic News (3rd Party), Emerging Market Countries, Environment, fired Power Stations, General News, Government / Politics, Health / Medicine, Industrials (TRBC), Pollution, Production Status Changes, Society / Social Issues, STEEL, US

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – A new winter plan to curb emissions in northern China will not be enough to reverse last

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China aims to shut 8.7 GW of coal power by year-end – regulator

September 30, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Asia / Pacific, CHINA, China (PRC), Coal, Coal (TRBC), Emerging Market Countries, Energy (Legacy), Energy Markets, fired Power Stations, Pollution, POWER, Power Markets, Regulation, UK, Utilities (TRBC)

FILE PHOTO: Cranes unload coal from a cargo ship at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China December 8, 2018.

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U.S. utilities file legal challenge to Trump power plant rule

September 17, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Carbon / Emissions Markets, Climate Politics, Coal, Company News, Energy (TRBC), Environment, Europe, fired Power Stations, Government / Politics, Multiline Utilities (TRBC), PETITION, Pollution, Power Markets, Products / Services, Real Estate Markets, Renewable Energy, Solar Power Stations, United Kingdom, United States, US, US Government News, USA, UTILITIES, Utilities (TRBC)

FILE PHOTO: Steam rises from the coal-fired Jim Bridger power plant outside Rock Springs, Wyoming, U.S. April 5, 2017. REUTERS/Jim

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Twenty-two states sue Trump administration over carbon rule replacement

August 14, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Carbon / Emissions Markets, CLIMATE, Climate Politics, Coal, Coal (TRBC), Colombia, Energy (TRBC), Environment, fired Power Stations, Government / Politics, Judicial Process / Court Cases / Court Decisions, Pollution, Power Markets, Renewable Energy, South America / Central America, TRUMP, United States, US, USA, Utilities (TRBC)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Twenty-two states, including New York and California, and seven cities on Tuesday sued to challenge the Environmental

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