CoalWire 379, July 29, 2021
Thailand abandons two coal plants; Philippines utility scraps more projects; coal lobbyist laments “brand coal” has been “destroyed”.
CoalWire 373, June 17, 2021
Cancellations of Chinese-backed international coal projects; mixed G7 results on coal policy; Canada all but rules out thermal coal projects; NSW agency urges rejection of new mine.
CoalWire 372, June 10, 2021
Polish utility abandons proposed mine; Australian company admits to billion litre water grab; US utility subpoenaed for records over Ohio coal bailout scandal.
CoalWire 371, May 27, 2021
G7 rules out new coal support; Poland ordered to suspend mine; Romania flags 2032 coal exit; Serbia cancels construction of coal unit.
CoalWire 369, May 13, 2021
More financial institutions withdraw from coal; new German target to hit coal; renewables to be 90 per cent of new capacity in 2021 and 2022.
CoalWire 361, March 17, 2021
President Xi restates carbon cap plans; Swiss Re to close coal insurance loophole; Axa dumps RWE.
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 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 342, October 8, 2020
Polish utility's lignite end date; Indonesian minister calls for power plan revision; initial JPMorgan Chase move to align with Paris Agreement; South Korean minister says no more overseas KEPCO projects in pipeline after Vietnamese plant.
CoalWire 332, July 30, 2020
South Korean MPs table overseas coal ban bill; Ohio scandal widens; Texas CCS plant mothballed.
CoalWire 330, July 9, 2020
UK mine expansion rejected; Japan flags coal closures; COVID-19 shuts Czech mines, weakens Polish coal sector.
CoalWire 329, July 2, 2020
Pakistan plant cancelled; almost half Spanish coal plants closed; seaborne thermal coal demand crashing.
CoalWire 324, May 28, 2020
Moody’s downgrades Adani port; Polish coal plant scrapped; major Italian bank restricts coal funds.
CoalWire 323, May 21, 2020
Coal burns Bangladesh’s finances; COVID-19 outbreaks in Czech Republic and Philippines mines; Poland investigates coal consolidation; Mongolia offers coal plant to Rio Tinto.
CoalWire 321, May 7, 2020
Financial crisis grips Indonesian utility; Banks, insurers ratchet up coal restrictions; ash dam risk shutters Eskom plant.
CoalWire 316, April 2, 2020
Mines, ports, power plants hit by coronavirus impacts; Sumitomo restricts coal lending; South Korea bails out coal plant manufacturer as demand falls; Indian utilities slash coal capacity, coal stockpiles grow.
CoalWire 309, February 13, 2020
Fall in coal use flattens 2019 greenhouse emissions; KEPCO writes off US$432 million on Australian mine; Poland ponders fuel switch for new plant
CoalWire 308, February 6, 2020
Coronavirus hits Chinese coal demand; European coal power generation plummets; Anglo American flags coal exit; KEPCO bid for Indonesian plant stalled.