Munich Re and Lloyds step back from coal; US coal use plummets; calls for Holcim coal spill clean-up; Chinese province to axe 3100 MW of existing coal units; Taiwan Government plan for new coal plant faces growing opposition; Philippines cement plant spilled 40 tonnes of coal into ocean.
Insurance companies and banks in Germany, Japan and Belgium cut coal exposure; Spanish utility may exit coal by 2020; Adani Power’s losses in India climb.
South Korean province aims for coal-free power; UK vetoes new mine; Bulgarian court blocks plant expansion; mass rally against NSW coal mining; Coal India fined US$1.3 billion for breaching licences;
NZ ban to block some new coal mines; huge German anti-coal protests; wind power blows US coal away.
Coal falls in 2016; India pollution loophole; Adani’s endless hype; Poland’s coal struggle; CoalWire Survey.
Ho Chi Minh city opposes plant; Japanese project scrapped; Hazelwood closed; wind blows US coal away.