https://coalaction.org.nz/news/tell-southland-district-council-its-time-to-say-no-to-new-coal-mines Keep the Coal in the Hole! Sun, 14 Nov 2021 00:49:40 +0000 hourly 1 https://coalaction.org.nz/news/tell-southland-district-council-its-time-to-say-no-to-new-coal-mines#comment-652 Sun, 14 Nov 2021 00:49:40 +0000 https://coalaction.org.nz/?p=20752#comment-652 “Coal is responsible for about 40 percent of CO2 emissions each year, making it central in efforts to keep within the 1.5C target. To meet this goal, agreed in Paris in 2015, global emissions need to be reduced by 45 percent by 2030 and to nearly zero by mid-century.” Says this interesting Cop26 summary article https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/455658/cop26-agrees-new-global-climate-deal-with-last-minute-change-on-coal

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