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Bank of England to stop accepting bonds linked to coal for key loans
Climate campaigners have declared a victory after the Bank of England said it would no longer accept bonds linked to one of the most polluting industries on the planet for key loan arrangements. The ban, which comes into force in October, marks a…
It's time for a new way to price coal
Take a walk through the museum at the Pohang steelworks on the eastern coast of the Korean peninsula, and you'll be struck by how deep and longstanding the connection is between Australia and the company originally known as the Pohang Iron and…
Major Australian coal customer calls for export pricing overhaul
The biggest buyer of Australian commodities, Korean conglomerate Posco, wants to change the way coal exports are priced, adding to pressure on the nation's resources sector as China pushes to rewrite the rules for iron ore pricing. Posco's head of…
Container traffic to grow 7-9% as major ports outpace non-majors; POL, coal and iron ore trends diverge
India's port sector is entering a differentiated growth phase, with container volumes emerging as the strongest driver while coal traffic declines and POL and iron ore post moderate gains. According to a research report by Motilal Oswal Financial…
The States With the Longest-And Shortest-Workweeks, Mapped
Workers across the country may work longer than the typical 40 hours in a week, depending on the different requirements of their positions. There are also plenty of part-time jobs that don't hit nearly that number of hours on a given week. Then…
Friendly' Yorkshire village with 'no idiots' where speed limit is 'ignored'
When Peter Crossley moved to Flockton he discovered that former coal miners still formed a large part of this corner of West Yorkshire. The numbers of ex-pit workers has dwindled over the years, but there are still reminders in and around Flockton…
The Digital Dust Bowl: The Brutal Physical Reality Of The AI Boom
STONE RIDGE, VIRGINIA - JULY 17: In an aerial view, an Amazon Web Services data center is shown situated near single-family homes on July 17, 2024 in Stone Ridge, Virginia. Northern Virginia is the largest data center market in the world, according…
Luzerne County Council considering new Nanticoke warehouse tax break request
NorthPoint Development's new real estate tax break request for a proposed warehouse development on coal mine-scarred land in Nanticoke will be up for Luzerne County Council approval at the next voting meeting July 28, said council Chairman Jimmy…
India's Fuel Security Risk Is A Billion-Dollar Aviation Fuel Opportunity
To go with Climate-warming-UN-COP21-India,FOCUS by Trudy Harris In this November 6, 2015 photo, an Indian farmer feeds a controlled fire of spent rice stalks as he prepares the field for a new crop in the southeastern part of the state of Punjab…
Molten salt and human sweat: the weird batteries that could store renewable energy
In the deserts of the United Arab Emirates a sprawling clean energy project, stretching across an area roughly the size of 12,600 football fields, will play host to a breakthrough allowing solar energy to power the equivalent of half a million…
Transit trade with Kabul hits historic low
• Falls to 11,592 containers worth $367m in FY26 • Afghanistan increasingly relies on Iran, Central Asian trade routes • Reverse transit collapses from $454m in FY25 to just $7m ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan-Pakistan transit trade has…
How Trump and his administration have mired the US in multiple crises
Between widespread cuts to vital government agencies, various disease and illness outbreaks, and new environmental disaster vulnerabilities, the United States is facing a convergence of crises with widespread repercussions. Yet the Trump…
America's lakes are shrinking. Data centers are being built nearby
As AI reshapes the global economy, a quieter crisis is unfolding across much of the American West: Some of the region's most iconic lakes and reservoirs are continuing to shrink. The overlap is striking. Many of the states leading the AI…
Investors blink on the AI trade
The boom that powered semiconductor stocks to record-setting heights just last month is now sputtering. Why it matters: Chipmakers are the picks-and-shovels of the AI gold rush, and they are now looking shaky. A recent selloff, combined with new…
Summer has arrived in Japan and so have hot, sleepless nights
With the rainy season ending in many parts of Japan over the past few weeks, summer has arrived with a sudden surge in both daytime and nighttime temperatures. The hot, humid air, combined with heat radiating from concrete and asphalt in cities…
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