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• Indonesian coal output to fall as renewables rise

  29 Jul 2021

  Indonesian coal output could decline by as much as 47pc from 610mn t in 2019 to 322mn t by 2050 un... . ...Read More

• CIL clarifies Jharkand’s ₹26,132 cr demand for land rent ‘not maintainable’

  29 Jul 2021

  Coal India Ltd (CIL) felt that the Jharkhand government’s demand of around ₹26,132 crore a... . ...Read More

• Smaller coal miners squeezed by lack of demand

  29 Jul 2021

  While booming export coal prices are benefiting SA’s largest coal miners, the smaller player... . ...Read More

• Renewables surpasses coal to become second most used fuel source in 2020: EIA

  29 Jul 2021

  Renewable energy generation became the second most-used electricity source in the US, behind only ... . ...Read More

• Gas-fired power burn intensity surges as fuel-switching capacity wanes

  28 Jul 2021

  As temperatures across the US hit seasonal highs, the per-degree intensity of gas-fired power burn... . ...Read More

• Hampton Roads coal exports tick higher in June as global demand picks up

  28 Jul 2021

  US coal exports from the Hampton Roads region of Virginia totaled 2.6 million st in June, up 2.2% ... . ...Read More

• As Glasgow approaches, China shuns coal projects in Belt and Road for first time

  28 Jul 2021

  China didn’t finance any coal projects via its Belt and Road Initiative in the first half, t... . ...Read More

• QRC welcomes State Govt approval of metallurgical coal mine extension in Central Qld

  28 Jul 2021

  The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) today welcomed the State Government’s decision to app... . ...Read More

• Global shipping industry disrupted again, this time by floods in Europe and China

  27 Jul 2021

  Shipping has already seen massive disruptions this year like the Ever Given running aground in the... . ...Read More

• Thailand to replace coal-fired plants with gas-fired complex

  27 Jul 2021

  Thailand’s state-owned Electricity Generating Authority (EGAT) will now no longer build two ... . ...Read More

• Australian coal exports at Newcastle are picking up again after multiple disruptions

  27 Jul 2021

  Newcastle port is a key for Australian coal exports, loading services have been disrupted in past ... . ...Read More

• U.S. EPA to set stricter requirements on coal-fired power plants -Washington Post

  27 Jul 2021

   The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday said it will set stricter requirements fo... . ...Read More

• G20 Environment Ministers: No Consensus on Phasing Out Coal

  26 Jul 2021

  The U.S., UK and other countries want world governments to commit to a phaseout of the use and fin... . ...Read More

• Weekly US coal train loadings average 81.3 trains/day, up 9.8 trains/day on week: STB

  26 Jul 2021

  Weekly US coal train loadings averaged 81.3 trains/day in the week ended July 16, up 9.8 trains/da... . ...Read More

• NZ importing record amount of coal

  26 Jul 2021

  New Zealand is likely to import more coal this year than it has in any other year, in the midst of... . ...Read More