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 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 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 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 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.
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 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 465, May 10, 2023
Spanish mine owner jailed over lack of rehabilitation; EU backs draft methane regulation; draft Indian policy flags no new coal plants beyond those under construction; Adani said it was leaving Myanmar but kept negotiating with the military regime.
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 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.
CoalWire 458, March 23, 2023
IPCC warning to end coal; Adani suspends coal-to-petrochemicals plan; court hearing on Welsh coal project; Pakistan’s power predicament; legal challenge against expansion of Welsh coal mine.
CoalWire 457, March 16, 2023
European court rules against Bulgaria over coal plant pollution; questions over Vietnam transition; jury convicts two in Ohio power utility scandal; ruling soon on South African government appeal in ‘deadly air’ case.
Coalwire 456, March 9, 2023
Citi inches forward on coal policy; Adani welcomes Indian court-appointed panel; Greenpeace Poland points to coal mines as the cause of 2022 fish kill; European Union moves to soften coal mine methane regulation.
CoalWire 445, March 2, 2023
China coal plant boom in 2022; Bulgarian raids over underreported coal emissions; arrests in Serbia over coal plant contract; South African gov't to take on half of Eskom's debt; US fine particle pollution kills 3800 a year; report finds Russian fossil fuel exports underpinned by European shipping.