Vietnam’s addiction to coal shows tough climate choices developing Asia faces on emissions pledges


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Ahead of next week's COP26 climate summit, aimed at extracting fresh pledges from world leaders to bring down carbon emissions, an ongoing energy crunch is driving up demand for coal globally. Yet nowhere is this addiction to dirty fuel more visible than in the Asia-Pacific, which accounts for about three-quarters of worldwide coal consumption. A recent report from non-profit financial think-tank Carbon Tracker showed that five Asian countries - China, India, Indonesia, Japan and Vietnam - are responsible for 80 per cent of the world's planned coal-fired power stations. Do you have questions about the biggest topics and trends from...