The Canadian province of Alberta on Monday reversed a decision that expanded access to the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains for open-pit coal mines, but the government allowed exploration for six coal projects to continue in the area.
How a Coal Mine in Montana Could Screw the Navajo Nation
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The overwhelming economic consensus is that coal is out, renewables are in. Yet one company, associated with the Navajo Nation, doesn’t seem to have gotten the message and may be weighing the tribe down with more coal baggage as the rest of the country moves on.
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A judge last week blocked the expansion of the Spring Creek Mine in Montana, ruling that the federal government needs to issue an updated environmental review to more closely examine the impacts of mining more coal in the region. The ruling marked the latest development in a years-long struggle over Spring Creek, the largest mine in the state.
China s carbon trading scheme: Everything you need to know about the new emission system
China is drafting a new climate change law that environmentalists say might address some of the shortcomings in the current carbon trading system.
Feb 09, 2021 12:17:14 IST
China has launched the world s biggest carbon trading system to help lower carbon emissions, but critics and analysts have raised doubts about whether it will have a signficant impact. China is the world s biggest emitter of the greenhouse gases that drive climate change, and the scheme is part of its efforts to decarbonise its economy by 2060. Here are a series of questions and answers on key parts of the emissions trading scheme (ETS):