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• South Korea to close up to 15 coal-fired power plants over winter to limit pollution

  28 Nov 2019

  South Korea will idle up to a quarter of its coal-fired power plants between December and February... . ...Read More

• US coal-fired power generation falls 11.2% on year to 85.9 TWh in September

  27 Nov 2019

  US coal-fired power generation totaled 85.9 TWh in September, down 8.8% from August, US Energy Inf... . ...Read More

• Despite climate concerns, Wyoming public land opened to coal leasing

  27 Nov 2019

  The Bureau of Land Management announced Monday it plans to unlock roughly 500,000 acres of federal... . ...Read More

• Italy’s UniCredit to exit thermal coal financing by 2023

  27 Nov 2019

  Italian bank UniCredit has pledged to halt all lending for thermal coal projects by 2023, joining ... . ...Read More

• US Coal Job Numbers Fall Close To 2016 Levels

  26 Nov 2019

  Coal mine employment in the U.S. has fallen to nearly its lowest level since the industry began re... . ...Read More

• China’s coal imports from Australia continue as normal – Foreign Ministry

  26 Nov 2019

  China’s Australian coal imports continue as normal, but the customs administration has stepp... . ...Read More

• Climate bargain of all time: US could close coal for just $3 a tonne

  26 Nov 2019

  If you are serious about cutting carbon emissions, an obvious place to start is shutting down poll... . ...Read More

• Coal production to drop for 2019

  26 Nov 2019

  Coal production is poised to decline 3 percent worldwide this year led in part by sharp reductions... . ...Read More

• Record drop in electricity production from coal as rich nations go green

  25 Nov 2019

  Global electricity production from coal is on track to fall by the largest amount on record this y... . ...Read More

• China thermal coal prices under pressure, India to gain ground in 2020

  25 Nov 2019

  Chinese thermal coal prices are likely to come under pressure in 2020 from rising domestic output,... . ...Read More

• Centre gives Coal India ultimatum on new and existing blocks

  25 Nov 2019

  The coal ministry recently enquired from the PSU about the operational status of the additional bl... . ...Read More

• We push fossil fuels with the zeal of a drug lord – we do not care about the misery we are creating

  25 Nov 2019

  Remember when Scott Morrison brought a lump of coal into parliament? The CEO of the Minerals Counc... . ...Read More

• Coal power project’s financial close extended

  22 Nov 2019

  The Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB) on Thursday allowed extension in the financial c... . ...Read More

• Last New York Coal Plant Set to Close

  22 Nov 2019

  The last operating coal-fired power plant in New York state could close by mid-February. Somerset ... . ...Read More

• Australia must exit coal by 2030: report

  22 Nov 2019

  Australia needs to stop burning coal by 2030 if it wants to help limit global warming to 1.5 degre... . ...Read More