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Coal-free country
Last Friday, coinciding with Earth Day celebrations worldwide, Britain’s National Grid announced to the media it produced 24 hours of electricity without burning coal, the first time Britain’s power went coal-free in 135 years.
US boosts coal as China takes lead role on climate change
WASHINGTON—For years, cutting carbon emissions to stave off the worst impacts of climate change was routinely near the top of the agenda at talks between the leaders of the United States and China.
Coal changing image as clean-energy player
President Donald J. Trump has questioned the science behind climate change as “a hoax” in positioning himself as a champion of coal. The three largest US coal producers are taking a different tack.