Coal is abundant, accessible, and cheap. Demand increased when it replaced charcoal for iron-making, and again when the steam engine became a commercial success. Coal fuelled the industrial revolution. Three hundred years later, coal still underpins 21st century life in the developed world. Coal use is responsible for about a quarter of global ...

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A symposium at the Ilott Theatre, Wellington Convention Centre, Tuesday 17 May, 8.20am to 5.30pm. Speakers include: Dr James Hansen, Dr Mike Isaac, Paul Graham and Dr Jan Wright.

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