CoalWire 407, March 3, 2022
Sanctions hit Russian coal sector and reshape European transition; AES to dump 7100 MW coal fleet by the end of 2025.
CoalWire 405, February 17, 2022
Australian court dismisses KEPCO appeal application; Indian state backs coal phase-out study; banks backing coal with US$1.2 trillion; Canada moves to water down coal mining pollution standards.
CoalWire 393, November 4, 2021
Pressure grows to slash coal mine methane; Croatia announces coal end date; South Africa just transition deal unveiled.
CoalWire 390, October 14, 2021
Coal shortages highlight need for renewables says former Coal India CEO; coal over-reliance and China’s power crisis; solar powered US steel mill.
CoalWire 385, September 9, 2021
US utility plans to shutter 10,000 MW of plants by 2030; Chinese engineers group says CCS uneconomic; coal price spike hits importers.
CoalWire 374, June 24. 2021
Three more US plants to close; Finnish city accelerates coal plant closure; Canadian mine rejected.
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 365, April 15, 2021
Legal action against Belgian bank over fossil fuel bonds; Indonesian businessman arrested in coal mine investigation; Dow Jones dumps Adani Ports from sustainability index; Anglo American pays to offload its South African coal mines.
CoalWire 363, April 1, 2021
Turkish and Danish financial companies tighten coal standards; Japan hints at end of funding for global coal projects.
CoalWire 357, February 18, 2021
Turkish plant cancelled; Indian coal generation may have peaked; China flags boost to mandated renewables purchases for utilities.
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 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 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 328, June 25, 2020
Japanese bank faces shareholder motion; call for Colombian mine inquiry; Indian court rejects bid for pollution control delay.
CoalWire 322, May 14, 2020
Great Britain’s coal-free month; US coal power hits 42-year low; plan to shut half of South Korean coal units by 2034.
CoalWire 321, May 7, 2020
Financial crisis grips Indonesian utility; Banks, insurers ratchet up coal restrictions; ash dam risk shutters Eskom plant.
CoalWire 317, April 9, 2020
Huge Egyptian plant shelved; Chilean court decision forces mine closure; Polish project mine and power project abandoned.
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 314, March 19, 2020
Coronavirus fallout grows; legal challenges against coal in Poland, Australia and Taiwan; coal power’s viability fading in major markets.