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China is building a lot of new coal power, despite pledges to 'strictly control' it

BUT it's also building a lot of solar, wind, EVs, etc

Bringing down costs for the rest of the world at the same time. Watch for short explanation 👇

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Three of the 'big four' boiler manufacturers for the UK cannot guarantee customers will be refunded the so-called 'boiler tax' that companies added to new boilers earlier this year:

by Victoria Seabrook

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Big boiler manufacturers cannot guarantee 'boiler tax' refund for 'ripped off' customers

Three of the 'big four' boiler manufacturers cannot guarantee customers will be refunded the so-called 'boiler tax'.

Victoria Seabrook
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Our research in PB this morning shows how the public think Sunak's private jet use signal a PM who is out of touch with ordinary people, but the problem goes deeper than that and I want to explain why...

Long-durational thermal storage is coming.

The world's largest thermal storage project is underway in Finland with a capacity of 90 GWh, enough to meet the heating demands of a medium-sized city for up to a year.

Vantaan Energia Vantaan kaupunki
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Just a 'blip' or 'unacceptable'? What does the global rise in dirty coal mean?

Read more 🔗 trib.al/OdmdvWp

'[China]already has more coal power than it needs, but a rigid grid system makes it hard for provinces to share power, meaning many are building their own coal plants...' 🤦‍♂️
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(c/o Victoria Seabrook/Daniel Dunford/Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air)

NEW

New coal plants in China soar despite President Xi's pledge to 'strictly control' dirtiest fuel

Surge has driven first increase in global coal capacity in 4 yrs

But there's more to the story than China's coal

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Getting power from windy, sparsely-populated parts of the UK to the big cities (esp London) is one of the great infrastructure challenges facing the UK in the coming years. These kinds of links are part of the answer.

Exhibit A

When GMB union was branded ‘institutionally sexist’ by an independent report they promised things would rapidly change. I’ve been speaking to women inside unions for over a year to hear what’s it’s been like since - some told me bullying and misogyny is worse than ever before

😂
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'Exceptionally intense' Saharan dust cloud hits Europe, bringing hazy skies and blanketing cars

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