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• Virginia bill to end coal subsidy programs passes both chambers of legislature

  18 Feb 2021

  Legislation to end two coal subsidy programs passed the Virginia Senate Wednesday and will head to... . ...Read More

• CIS STEEL BILLET: Prices move up on new sales to Turkey

  17 Feb 2021

  The export price for steel billet originating in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) has ... . ...Read More

• Adding copper salts to coal may increase combustion efficiency – study

  17 Feb 2021

  Russian scientists published a study where they propose adding copper salts to coal products to mo... . ...Read More

• Baltic Sea ice-class Panamaxes shatter 14-year records for time-charter rates

  17 Feb 2021

  Time-charter rates for Panamax and post-Panamax dry bulk ships were heard fixed in the market at $... . ...Read More

• German coal-fired output back under pressure

  17 Feb 2021

  Generation from German coal-fired plants has remained firm this month, supported by higher demand ... . ...Read More

• Australia's Whitehaven Coal swings to loss on price slump, forecasts stronger second half

  17 Feb 2021

  Whitehaven Coal WHC.AX said on Wednesday it had swung to a half-yearly loss due to a decline in co... . ...Read More

• Lunar new year brings some joy for bulkers stranded in China

  16 Feb 2021

  There are still about 46 bulkers that remain stranded in China’s anchorages with Australian ... . ...Read More

• Mexico was once a climate leader – now it's betting big on coal

  16 Feb 2021

  The men on the midnight shift smoked cigarettes and cracked jokes in the glow of their helmet ligh... . ...Read More

• India’s use of coal power may have peaked in 2018, report says

  16 Feb 2021

  India’s use of coal may have peaked in 2018, according to a new report by U.K.-based clean e... . ...Read More

• BHP says Chinese ban on Australian coal adding to Mount Arthur mine's woes

  16 Feb 2021

  The BHP chief executive, Mike Henry, says a Chinese ban on Australian coal has added to the woes o... . ...Read More

• Political think tank points belated finger at Chinese coal

  12 Feb 2021

  Ember, a mostly UK think tank on climate action, has produced a report on China and its need to ge... . ...Read More

• China launches world’s largest carbon market

  12 Feb 2021

  China is launching the largest carbon market in the world this month, giving financial incentives ... . ...Read More

• Nationals at odds with Liberals over ‘unrealistic’ coal plan

  12 Feb 2021

  The WA Nationals are at odds with traditional bedfellows the Liberal Party over the latter’s... . ...Read More

• Coal projected to be India's largest source of power in 2040: World Coal Association

  12 Feb 2021

  Coal is projected to remain the largest single source of electricity in India in 2040, according t... . ...Read More

• Another blow to coal: Arch to close Coal Creek mine in 2022

  11 Feb 2021

  The reality of a permanently shrinking Powder River Basin coal industry came into sharper focus on... . ...Read More