In Scotland, we don’t mine coal anymore but we still have over 100 oil rigs out in the North Sea and they employ a lot of people.There are two major problems with fossil fuels that we can’t avoid.
But fossil fuels come with a cost. Coal smoke is linked with everything from asthma ... More than 100,000 people have died in American coal mines—more than the number of servicemen lost in the Korean ...
"This ground-breaking judgement could advance the global phase-out of fossil fuels. It is that big. "Mr Justice Holgate has forensically destroyed their net zero, climate-neutral coal mine claims." ...
There is a dilemma at the heart of global climate talks. Burning oil, gas and coal is the biggest driver of climate change, which is unleashing deadly flooding in Spain, in Colombia and more ...
Coal mining also hit unprecedented levels by topping ... nations vowed to transition away from fossil fuels. But its follow-up this year ended in acrimony, with experts warning that the failure ...
Opening a new coal mine in one of the world’s most developed ... The saga highlights a decisive turn away from fossil fuel extraction. For years climate scientists have pointed to clean energy ...
Currently, the Vista open-pit coal mine, located 10 kilometres east of ... used to be committed to this issue," Levin said. Burning fossil fuels is the primary driver of the climate crisis and ...