Category: Coal

Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock, formed as rock strata called coal seams. It is mostly carbon with variable amounts of other elements; chiefly hydrogen, sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen. Coal is a fossil fuel that is used as a source of energy.

↪ UK’s methane hotspots include landfills and last coalmine 2 years ago
↪ Emissions from Australian coal-fired power stations rise as wind and hydro dip 2 years ago
↪ China’s coal-fired power boom may be ending amid slowdown in permits 2 years ago
↪ Australian fossil fuel exports ranked second only to Russia for climate damage with ‘no plan’ for reduction 2 years ago
↪ Investors push Glencore to scrap spin-off of heavily polluting coal division 2 years ago
↪ Queensland coalmine fire a ‘disaster’ for climate say environmental groups 2 years ago
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↪ The Guardian view on the climate and the election: a gulf divides science from policy | Editorial 2 years ago