EnvironmentWill plans for new UK coal mine scupper net-zero ambitions at COP26? The fate of plans for the UK’s first deep coal mine in 30 years will be fiercely debated at a public inquiry starting tomorrow, in what is expected to be a landmark test case of what new fossil fuel projects should be allowed as countries act to hit net-zero emissions News
EnvironmentChina must act fast to avoid breaching the world's 1.5°C climate goal China will have to clean up its entire power sector by 2050 if the world is to achieve the Paris Agreement goal of holding global warming to 1.5°C – meaning its carbon emissions must peak much earlier than currently planned Analysis