CoalWire 359, March 4, 2021
Mitsubishi exits Vietnamese coal plant; US bill for 80 per cent clean energy by 2030.
CoalWire 357, February 18, 2021
Turkish plant cancelled; Indian coal generation may have peaked; China flags boost to mandated renewables purchases for utilities.
CoalWire 356, February 11, 2021
Glencore surrenders Colombian mines; South32 mine rejected over water losses; public backlash forces Alberta retreat; Cambodian coal ash plant closed; mine and power plants closures in US and New Zealand.
CoalWire 355, February 4, 2021
Chinese agency raps planners over coal boom; huge Taiwanese plant to close by 2035; bank says US coal plants gone by 2033
CoalWire 354, January 29, 2021
Court rejects Trump administration power plan; Vale looks to exit Mozambique coal; BHP coal writedown; backlash over Alberta coal plans.
CoalWire 353, January 14, 2021
UK council rejects mine; courts rule against coal projects in Australia and US; UK council rejects mine; accelerated closure for Colorado coal plant; AES closes coal units in Chile and looks to offload Vietnamese coal plant stake.
CoalWire 352, December 17, 2020
South Korean and Philippines banks restrict coal funds; Pakistan vows no new coal plants.
CoalWire 351, December 10, 2020
Malaysian bank sets coal end date; Czech Republic commission urges 2038 deadline for coal power; investigation into illegal coal mining in Chinese province triggers production fall.
CoalWire 350, December 3, 2020
Eleven German plants to close by January; Eskom faces criminal charges over pollution cover-up; Goldman Prizes for coal activists.
CoalWire 348, November 19, 2020
Polish mine permit revoked; Romania rules out more coal; US port plan on shaky ground; Goa protests target Adani.
CoalWire 344, October 23, 2020
KEPCO exit strands two coal plant proposals; India suggests closing up to 70 coal units; German city joins Czech Republic in opposing Polish mine expansion; European investors criticise companies backing Vietnamese coal plant.
CoalWire 343, October 15, 2020
Chinese climate think tanks press for immediate coal curbs; Turkish court overturns lignite plant plan; Japanese utilities announce 2030 closures.
CoalWire 341, October 1, 2020
More hints about shape of China coal exit; Polish mine scrapped; Hawaii sets coal end date; UN human rights rep urges Colombian mine caution.
CoalWire 340, September 24, 2020
GE rules out more coal plants; China flags greater climate ambition; Polish court wants end for EU's largest coal plant.
CoalWire 339, September 17, 2020
US regulator probes First Energy over Ohio scandal; Indonesian coal crisis; legal challenge against German coal exit law; Ex-Eskom chair sheds light on Gupta’s role.
CoalWire 336, August 28, 2020
South Korean & Chilean bills to curb #coal power; Cambodian union leader backs renewables; Storebrand dumps coal stocks; lawsuit against US utility over Ohio scandal; Report estimates Australian coal plants kill almost 800 a year.
CoalWire 335, August 20, 2020
Vietnam likely to rule out new coal before 2030; Polish utility cops loss on coal assets; BHP to sell thermal coal mines.
CoalWire 334, August 13, 2020
Colombian coal mine closures accelerate; Indonesian plants delayed; global brands warn Cambodian Government over coal power support.
CoalWire 333, August 6, 2020
First drop in coal plant capacity; Bangladesh backtracks on coal plans; scrutiny of utilities’ political spending grows; South African tribunal sets aside water licences for proposed coal plant.
CoalWire 332, July 30, 2020
South Korean MPs table overseas coal ban bill; Ohio scandal widens; Texas CCS plant mothballed.