2019 - Global Energy Monitor

CoalWire 304, December 19, 2019

Australia, China, Colombia, Europe, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Japan, New Zealand, Pakistan, Peru, Romania, Russia, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, UK, US
December 18, 2019

Greece unveils end for existing lignite plants; Colombian court suspends coal bed methane project; financial exodus from coal accelerates.

CoalWire 303, December 12, 2019

Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Chile, China, Colombia, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kosovo, Mongolia, Myanmar, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Serbia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, US
December 11, 2019

Senegal axes new coal plant; Netherlands passes 2030 coal exit law; Philippines agency finds carbon majors liable for climate damage.

CoalWire 302, December 5, 2019

Australia, China, Colombia, France, Germany, India, Mozambique, Netherlands, Philippines, Russia, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Turkey, US
December 4, 2019

Chinese plan to slash overcapacity; Turkish President rebuffs polluters; insurance exit from coal accelerates; protests shut German coal mines and Colombian coal railway.

CoalWire 301, November 28, 2019

Australia, Bangladesh, China, Czech Republic, Europe, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, UK, US, Vietnam
November 27, 2019

Coal generation decline in 2019; Indian coal plant utilisation rates to fall; South African MP arrested over Eskom scandal.

CoalWire 300, November 21, 2019

Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, India, Indonesia, Israel, Kenya, Kosovo, Moldova, North Macedonia, Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, US
November 20, 2019

Report warns on China’s coal plans; Israel accelerates coal exit; African Development Bank dumps Kenyan plant; South African court rejects coal mine appeal.

CoalWire 299, November 14, 2019

November 13, 2019

Indian power demand slumps; Anglo American hints at thermal coal exit; Germany backtracks on exit plans; Russia boosts export infrastructure for Asian market.

CoalWire 298, November 7, 2019

Australia, Bangladesh, China, Colombia, Ethiopia, Germany, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, SouthEast Asia, Spain, Thailand, UK, US, Vietnam
November 6, 2019

South Korea accelerates coal closures; Singapore bank ditches Vietnamese coal plant; report warns of Bangladesh boom.

CoalWire 297, October 31, 2019

Australia, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Europe, Germany, Greece, India, Japan, Kosovo, Mexico, Myanmar, Netherlands, Philippines, Portugal, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, UK, US, Vietnam
October 30, 2019

South Africa rejects coal mine; Romanian court blocks mine expansion; bankruptcy for third largest US coal company.

CoalWire 296, October 24, 2019

Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Europe, Germany, India, Indonesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, US, Vietnam
October 27, 2019

SE Asian coal power starts slide; Brazilian coal loses tender; ominous pro-coal pitch by Chinese Premier; US insurer retreats on coal; green hydrogen viable by 2030 for steel.

CoalWire 295, October 17, 2019

Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Colombia, Egypt, Europe, Germany, India, Italy, Laos, Latvia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Thailand, US, Vietnam
October 16, 2019

Air pollution hits India’s wheat crop; South African Cabinet approves new coal; Russian bank flags divestment risks.

CoalWire 294, October 10, 2019

Australia, Botswana, China, Colombia, Egypt, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, Poland, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Turkey, UK, US
October 9, 2019

US coal giant may default; how Britain beat its coal addiction; SE Asia pivots to solar and wind

CoalWire 293, September 26, 2019

Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Mongolia, Philippines, Portugal, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, US
September 25, 2019

Study finds all coal power plants must close by 2040; Greece sets 2028 lignite end date; Spanish coal power collapses.

CoalWire 292, September 19, 2019

Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, New Zealand, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, US
September 18, 2019

Indian state rejects more coal plants; Montenegro axes lignite plant expansion; NSW rejects mine; Greek court win; South Korean advisory body proposes extending summertime coal shutdown; Swedish consortium promotes fossil-fuel-free steel plant.

CoalWire 291, September 12, 2019

Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Germany, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Kosovo, Malaysia, Mongolia, Mozambique, Namibia, North Korea, North Macedonia, Poland, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, UK, US, Vietnam
September 11, 2019

GE’s coal spree; Botswana abandons coal railway; Eskom unveils initial steps to cut pollution.

CoalWire 290, September 5, 2019

Australia, Botswana, Brazil, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Korea, US
September 4, 2019

Court freezes German lignite mine; Polish mine defeated; hydrogen challenge to metallurgical coal; Brazil opens door to more coal plants; Greece flags lignite phase-out.

CoalWire 289, August 29, 2019

Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, Greece, India, Japan, Mozambique, Russia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Turkey, UK, Ukraine, US
August 28, 2019

Legal rebuff for US export port; Turkish coal bubble bursts; coal company laments higher insurance costs.

CoalWire 288, August 22, 2019

Australia, Bangladesh, China, Czech Republic, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Myanmar, Pakistan, Russia, South Africa, Turkey, Tuvalu, UK, US, Vietnam
August 21, 2019

Japanese coal plant deferred; contractor dumps Adani; loans for Indian plants plummet.

CoalWire 287, August 15, 2019

Australia, Botswana, China, Colombia, Germany, India, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, South Korea, US, Vietnam
August 14, 2019

Early closures in US, Australia; Colombian CEO says thermal coal’s market disappearing; Indian coal ash dam collapses.

CoalWire 286, August 8, 2019

Australia, China, Colombia, Germany, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Poland, UK, US, Vietnam
August 7, 2019

Malaysian state rules out coal mine; legal setback for Polish plant; Australia’s largest bank sets 2030 end date for thermal coal.

CoalWire 285, August 1, 2019

Australia, Chile, Colombia, Europe, India, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, South Africa, US, Zimbabwe
July 31, 2019

Philippines President backs renewables over coal; Eskom drags South Africa down; European bank moots fossil fuels exit.

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