Coal-burning countries at risk from 'utility death spiral' amid another bleak week for the fossil fuel

Madeleine Cuff
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Australian, Chinese and US coal-fired power stations are the most vulnerable to environmental dangers as coal loses market share to wind and solar, new analysis shows

Coal firms were this week hit with yet another barrage of bad news, adding to the mounting signals that the industry is becoming a pariah in investment circles. A major study released yesterday from...

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