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Former Prime Minister Jim Bolger will discuss why a sustainable approach is needed in all areas, from energy policies to food production and the wise use of water.
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 ...