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New reports : Who are the banks and investors still financing coal plant development ?

BankTrack, urgewald, FoE France, Rainforest Action Network and Re:Common, with the support of 16 partners around the world, have just launched this morning two new reports revealing who are the banks and investors still financing the top 120 coal plant developers identified by urgewald in the Global Coal Exit List, and responsible for 2/3 of the global coal plant pipeline.

Tags: Banks, Coal Plant, finance Topic: Climate Change, Coal Fired Power Plant, Finance & Economics Type: Reports Read More

The Destruction of the Highveld: Part 1:Digging Coal

This report documents the experience of fenceline communities and workers and people’s struggles for clean air to breathe. It also reports on the slow and partial responses to this growing environmental health crisis by a reluctant regulator.

Tags: coal, Mpumalanga Highveld, Reearch Topic: Coal Fired Power Plant, Coal Mining, Health Type: Reports Read More

The Destruction of the Highveld Part :2 Burning Coal

Eskom’s coal addiction is causing health problems and killing people in the Highveld. These were the findings of groundWork’s report; Destruction of the Highveld: Part 2. The research follows coal struggles faced by those who live and work in the Highveld.

Tags: coal, health, Mpumalanga Highveld Topic: Coal Fired Power Plant, Coal Mining, Health Type: Reports Read More

IEEFA Report: Philippine Banking Sector at Risk in Ill-Advised US$21 Billion Expansion of Coal Fleet

Current energy policies in the Philippines pass on the costs of coal risk to consumers, who are forced to shoulder higher electricity bills as a result, notes the report, which shows how adding renewables to electricity systems erode the utilization rates of coal power because cleaner energy has become the least-cost option in many areas.

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Health impacts of coal fired power plants in South Africa

This report provides estimates of the health impacts and associated economic costs of current emissions of air pollutants from coal fired power stations in South Africa.

Tags: air pollution, coal, coal fired power plant, South Africa Topic: Coal Fired Power Plant, Coal Mining, Health Type: Reports Read More