How Obama's climate change legacy is weakened by US investment in dirty fuel Read moreThis unprecedented backing of oil, coal and gas projects is an unexpected footnote to Obama’s own climate change legacy. The Sasan project was initially rejected by the bank for financing because of the extremely high carbon emissions from the coal-powered plant. In February 2015, Ex-Im’s chairman, Fred Hochberg, criticized the “poor” safety practices at the Sasan project in a letter to Reliance. Liquified natural gas plants, Queensland, Australiaby Michael SlezakAlan and Ailsa Smith say setting foot on Curtis Island is like stepping back in history. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Eleriza Van Rooyen and her daughter Thandeka, aged nine months, can see Kusile power station from their new house.

Source: The Guardian December 01, 2016 12:00 UTC