Amber Rudd’s announcement that the government aims for a gradual replacement of coal power stations with ones burning gas, without any firm commitment on the timescale, has been condemned by environmental groups in the UK and US. Campaigners are also dismayed that Amber Rudd commits the Government to further curbing support for onshore wind and solar power, but not for biomass electricity, which is linked to high carbon emissions and forest destruction.
Amber Rudd’s announcement that the government aims for a gradual replacement of coal power stations with ones burning gas, without any firm commitment on the timescale, has been condemned by environmental groups in the UK and US. Campaigners are also dismayed that Amber Rudd commits the Government to further curbing support for onshore wind and solar power, but not for biomass electricity, which is linked to high carbon emissions and forest destruction.
South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has been served with a summons by more than 300 victims of a shooting by police at Lonmin Plc’s Marikana platinum mine three years ago, according to a spokesman from his office who asked not to be identified in line with policy.
A second human rights field assessment at Barrick Gold’s Tanzania subsidiary, London-listed Acacia Mining (formerly African Barrick Gold), calls into question commitments made by the company to stop excessive use of force by mine security and police guarding the mine.
A second human rights field assessment at Barrick Gold’s Tanzania subsidiary, London-listed Acacia Mining (formerly African Barrick Gold), calls into question commitments made by the company to stop excessive use of force by mine security and police guarding the mine.
