Coal is back in vogue.
This year, the world is set to burn more of it than ever. Partly because the war in Iran sent gas prices soaring, and some countries turned back to the most polluting fossil fuel of all.
Even Turkey and Australia, who are running the UN climate summit, have pushed ahead with new coal plans.
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Climate groups are calling out the contradiction, and criticising both countries for having no date to phase out coal.
Emily Wither reports from southern Turkey where local groups have been fighting the expansion of a coal plant in court.
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