CoalWire 492, November 30, 2023
New coal starts stall outside China; US court overturns mine permit; US pollution study finds coal-based fine particle pollution deadlier than previously thought; protest shuts Australian port for two days.
CoalWire 489, November 9, 2023
Indonesia aims to delay coal closures; Eskom losses grow; US coal power plumbs new lows; China releases methane emissions plan that lacks reduction targets.
CoalWire 488, November 2, 2023
Kazakhstan mine disaster; US coal plant closes four years early; whistleblower lawsuit alleges falsified costs on US CCS plant.
CoalWire 479, August 24, 2023
Chinese official urges data clamp; US steel producer delays blast furnace work; British Columbia softens stance on transboundary selenium inquiry.
CoalWire 478, August 17, 2023
Court rules in favour of Montana youth on energy projects; South African court grants injunction against coal company; Adani Ports auditor quits.
CoalWire 476, August 3, 2023
Study finds heart health gains after US coke plant closed; India drops plan to auction coal block in Hasdeo Arand forest; permit for coal plant in Bosnia and Herzegovina suspended pending court decision.
CoalWire 475, July 27, 2023
Canadian study reveals long-distance travel of toxic coal dust; UK regulator orders halt at Welsh mine; study estimates 182,000 avoided deaths from accelerated Indonesian coal phaseout.
CoalWire 474, July 18, 2023
Big US coal plant to close early; Poland offers to buy coal mines & plants from state-owned utilities; Indonesia pushes for G20 OK on coal lending as sustainable; Australian banks refuse to refinance A$1 billion loan for Whitehaven Coal.
CoalWire 473, July 6, 2023
US court suspends Montana laws; Indian coal auction attracts limited interest; Ohio’s ex-Speaker gets 20-year prison sentence over coal and nuclear bailout scandal.
CoalWire 470, June 15, 2023
Polish court suspends permit for mine expansion; new cost data puts offshore wind equal to coal; World Bank models accelerated transition for the Philippines.
CoalWire 469, June 8, 2023
German plan to subsidise ‘green’ steel switch; Vietnam arrests another climate advocate; how an insurance professional helped stop a massive coal mine; India cracks down on critics of coal.
CoalWire 468, June 1, 2023
China emissions peak nears with solar surge; Indonesian power glut puts a question mark over proposed new units; South African court orders coal company to withdraw machinery pending decision; Vietnam’s new power plan sets deadline for proposed coal plants.
CoalWire 467, May 25, 2023
US tightens coal ash loopholes; the costs of a Co2 pipeline leak; Indian plants face water stress; the Czech businessman behind EPH; Study finds legal cases hit value of stock exchange listed carbon emitters.
CoalWire 466, May 18, 2023
Vietnam releases one of four imprisoned climate advocates, then approves new power plan; case against Indian environmental lawyer lacks evidence; report raises questions over pollution impact of Japan’s ammonia burning push.
CoalWire 464, May 4, 2023
Canadian mine proposal abandoned; study finds air pollution spike from coal trains; Italian insurer abandons Czech-owned utility over coal.
CoalWire 463, April 27, 2023
Court rejects New Zealand mine; Welsh mine operating beyond planning permit; most banks don’t exclude metallurgical coal; Colombian representatives file complaint against European utilities and ports; Indian groups hit by another government crackdown on NGOs.
CoalWire 462, April 20, 2023
G7 baulks at 2030 coal exit; UK Lords vote to ban new coal mines; Denmark dumps Energy Charter Treaty; Global coal mine capacity increased in 2022; Colombian President warns against coal as NGOs express alarm over proposed projects.
CoalWire 461, April 13, 2023
Indian farmers defeat plan to auction three lignite blocks; global coal fleet keeps expanding, despite Paris Agreement goals; Japan & Glencore challenged over push for coal-based ammonia and hydrogen.
CoalWire 460, April 6, 2023
Queensland denies permit for monster mine; Indian court orders end to illegal mining in forest reserve; uproar over Adani coal auction win; ex-provincial premier joins Canadian coal board.
CoalWire 459, March 30, 2023
Japanese NGOs call for suspension of Indonesian plant funding during trial; China’s rooftop solar surge; former New South Wales minister sentenced over coal deal; renewables pass coal generation in the US for the first time in 2022.