CoalWire 587, November 6, 2025
China’s overseas coal plant spree slows; Japanese utility accelerates coal plant closure; coal ships identified as major threat to endangered Indonesian dolphin
CoalWire 524, August 1, 2024
South African court overturns mine decision; Vietnam sentences energy researcher to 3.5 years in jail.
CoalWire 522, July 11, 2024
Vietnam cancels approval for 2100 MW coal plant; Thai official suspends coal trucking operation; Bulgarian lignite plant falters; India looks to Mongolia for met coal.
CoalWire 521, July 4, 2024
LGIM dumps stake on Glencore; US court dismisses coal ash challenges.
CoalWire 520, June 27, 2024
UK court ruling could affect coal projects; Moody’s warns on Indian water crisis; Malaysian bank offers lifeline for new coal plant in Vietnam.
CoalWire 510, April 18, 2024
Coal mine methane emissions underreported in Germany and Australia; China continues to dominate new coal capacity; Indian court orders Adani to redo community consultation on mine; Canadian court orders release of documents on coal policy change.
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 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 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 421, June 16, 2022
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CoalWire 419, June 2, 2022
CoalWire 394, November 19, 2021
Glasgow Agreement puts coal power in spotlight; Vietnam to revisit power plan after COP26 commitment.
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 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 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 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 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 331, July 23, 2020
Arrests over Ohio bailout scandal; Portugal accelerates coal exit; Polish coal sector set for shakeup; Indian utility fined US$1.3 million over coal ash disaster.
CoalWire 326, June 11, 2020
COVID-19 shuts 12 Polish mines; Coal India suspends mine; African bank under pressure over directors’ fossil fuel ties; Fitch Ratings downgrades largest Russian thermal coal producer.