Scientists call for moratorium on new coal mines

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orld renowned scientists and economists back Kiribati President’s call for No New Coal Mines in open letters published in Saturday’s Guardian UK and this month’s global edition of New Scientist magazine.

Former NASA Goddard Institute Director Dr. James E. Hansen, Dr. David Suzuki, Nobel Laureate in economics Professor Kenneth Arrow, Professor Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, and Ian Dunlop have joined 52 scientists, economists and other experts in calling for a moratorium on new coal mines ahead of the Paris Climate Summit.

Read Anna Chang’s story on No New Coal Mines - “International open letter calls for moratorium on new coal mines.”