Tag: coal
Great Britain bans all new coal mines – Latest news – news
British authorities ban all new coal mines, reports the AFP news agency. It is the first time a G7 country has completely freed itself from polluting coal, writes NTB. Earlier…
The world’s plans for coal, oil and gas are twice the 1.5 degree target – news Urix – Foreign news and documentaries
The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) on Wednesday presented the fourth report on what they call the production gap. That is to say, the gap between the objectives in the…
FRP will extend Norwegian coal mining on Svalbard – news Troms and Finnmark
Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani has operated a total of 15 mines on Svalbard since 1916. But now over 100 years of Norwegian mining on Svalbard is coming to an end.…
Svalbard switches from coal to diesel to cut climate emissions – news Troms and Finnmark
– This is a special day. Kol has been the backbone of Longyearbyen since its inception. That’s what Guttorm Nygård, head of Svalbard Energi, says on a daily basis. Since…
Several families to hospital after camping trip – suspect coal poisoning – news Rogaland – Local news, TV and radio
Three of them have serious symptoms, according to the police. Both children, young people and adults from several families must have spent the night in the same tent. The police…
Climate activists fight to preserve the village of Lützerath against coal mining – news Urix – Foreign news and documentaries
The police in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia have been ordered to remove all climate activists in Lützerath, reports Reuters. They expect it could take several weeks. According to…
Norway should consider opening a new coal mine on Svalbard – news Troms and Finnmark
According to the plan, Norway’s last coal mine will be closed in 2025. By then, Mine 7 at Longyearbyen in Svalbard will be virtually empty of viable coal deposits. But…
Sten Cato Nordsæther was poisoned by coal in a rental car in Finland – news Trøndelag
– When you rent a brand new car, you expect it to be in order, says Sten Cato Nordsæther (41) from Trondheim. At the weekend, news told the story of…
The police in Poland are hunting people who engage in illegal coal mining – news Urix – Foreign news and documentaries
We are on patrol with the police in the Polish town of Walbrzych. There were at most five large coal mines here. The last one was closed in 1999, but…
Germany bet on Putin’s gas. Now nuclear power and coal are the emergency solution. – news Urix – Foreign news and documentaries
There is a good atmosphere at the Ricklinger baths in Hanover, even though the authorities have stopped heating the pool. On this August afternoon, it is so hot in the…