Coal climbs back into the conversation at U.N. climate talks

Grist
By Sophie YeoDec 15, 2018, 7:04 am229 pts
Coal has received a surprising amount of attention at this year’s round of U.N. climate talks. But instead of focusing on how to keep it in the ground, discussions have centered on how to dig more out. All this talk of coal is jarring, given that this is meant to be a conference about solving climate change.…

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