CoalWire 493, December 7, 2023
COP28 wrangles over coal wording; ex-US utility regulator charged; Cambodia scraps coal plant plan; Welsh mine finally closes; Russian company’s Arctic coal mine plan stalls.
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 490, November 16, 2023
China unveils capacity payment scheme; Teck sells coal division to Glencore; study estimates Philippines can end coal power by 2035.
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 487, October 26, 2023
International Energy Agency says faster solar rollout would slash coal use; call to protect Vietnam’s environment defenders; renewed push for coal mine adjoining South Africa's Kruger National Park.
CoalWire 485, October 5, 2023
US call to regulate coal train dust pollution; Bulgaria submits EU just transition plan; largest investor in Adani Power revealed as a company with one shareholder; Australian govt report forecasts limited seaborne thermal coal growth.
CoalWire 483, September 21, 2023
Welsh council rejects mine; UK funds coal-free steel plant switch; Colombia, Panama join Powering Past Coal Alliance; Thungela to appeal South African Water Tribunal rejection of mine water licence.
CoalWire 482, September 14, 2023
International Energy Agency brings fossil fuels peaks forward by years; Sasol water permit denied; study reveals health cost of Indonesian coal plant.
CoalWire 481, September 7, 2023
Indonesia's new captive coal plants delay just transition plan; documents put the spotlight on Adani transactions; European coal generation plummets in the first half of 2023.
CoalWire 480, August 31, 2023
China’s coal plant spree accelerates; inquiry into Adani hits tax haven hurdles; data reveals coal’s role in Jakarta’s air pollution crisis.
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 477, August 10, 2023
US groups celebrate the expiry of a permit for a US coal-to-diesel plant; India approves unnecessary coal plants; Turkish President drawn into controversy over mine expansion; US utility under investigation by Ohio organised crime unit.
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 471, June 22, 2023
Question marks over CCS; Poland’s push to extend coal subsidies; report says coal-free steel industry possible by 2045; South Korean steel industry wants changes to EU carbon border adjustment plan; call for sanctions enforcement against Australian company with Russian coal mine.
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.