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3. Ford contract rejected at 2 more plants; UAW leaders scramble to win approval
2015-11-18 14:52:42| Automakers - Topix.net
UAW leaders are scrambling to save a proposed contract with Ford Motor Co. after workers at two large assembly plants overwhelmingly voted against it Tuesday.
Britain to Shutdown All Coal Plants by 2025
2015-11-18 14:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The British government on Wednesday called for the closing of all coal-fired power plants in the country by 2025, and proposed that use of the plants be restricted two years before that. The move, announced in advance of the United Nations conference on climate change set to open in Paris on Nov. 30, appeared aimed at showing Britain as a leader in reducing carbon dioxide emissions. The push came as the European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, said in a report that the bloc...
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In major step on road to Paris, rich countries agree to slash export subsidies for coal plants
2015-11-18 13:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Post: After a concerted push from the United States, members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development agreed Tuesday to slash subsidies aimed at exporting technology for coal-fired power plants. The decision by the worlds wealthiest countries to eliminate export credits for the least efficient coal plants, which will take effect Jan. 1, 2017, and can be strengthened four years later, marks a major negotiating success for the Obama administration in the run-up to U.N. climate talks...
OECD countries agree to restrict financing for overseas coal power plants
2015-11-18 12:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: A compromise struck by the United States, Japan and several other major nations will restrict export financing to build coal power plants overseas, but not eliminate it completely. The agreement reached Tuesday is an important step forward that sends a strong political message ahead of upcoming international climate change negotiations in Paris, an American official and environmentalists said. Japan and the United States were long at odds on this issue. The Obama administration announced in...
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UK's coal plants 'to close by 2025'
2015-11-18 03:14:27| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The UK's remaining coal-fired power stations will be shut by 2025, energy secretary Amber Rudd is expected to say later.
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