Coal power generation hits record
Despite the Glasgow climate summit aim of reducing coal use, coal power has hit a record.
Despite the Glasgow climate summit aim of reducing coal use, coal power has hit a record. That's according to data compiled by the International Energy Agency. We ask Simon Evans, policy editor of the energy news website Carbon Brief whether coal fired power generation is likely to plateau any time soon. Also in the programme, the 大象传媒's Ed Butler reports on why high risk investing has become so popular among young people. Plus, the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire tragedy in London, which led to the deaths of 72 people, was blamed on the use of flammable exterior cladding in the building's renovation. The 大象传媒's Sarah Corker reports on what can be learned from Australia's response to the problem of dangerous cladding.
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