The war in Ukraine is making steel, copper and aluminum scarce and more expensive.

Government minister Grant Shapps said he expects to see proposals for more nuclear reactors.

Russia’s attack on Ukraine has given the project fresh impetus as Europe seeks to find new energy sources to starve Russia of funds to fuel the war.

Shenhua, which mines coal and burns it in power plants, plans to peak emissions by 2025 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060.

India plans to double imports of Russian coking coal.

Coal contributes nearly 70% of India’s electricity supply.

Powerful clouds of the greenhouse gas methane have been observed by satellite near a coal-mining basin in Alabama, highlighting an often overlooked climate impact from the dirtiest fossil fuel.