Global Briefing: Bangladesh drops plans for nine new coal plants

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SEC climate disclosure plans, hydrogen developments, and climate-committed K-Pop are to the fore in this week's Global Briefing

Bangladesh shelves plans for over 7GW of new coal capacity The Bangladesh government has decided in principle to scrap nine proposed coal-fired power plant projects that would have delivered over 7.4GW...

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