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.
Fall in coal use flattens 2019 greenhouse emissions; KEPCO writes off US$432 million on Australian mine; Poland ponders fuel switch for new plant
US coal giant may default; how Britain beat its coal addiction; SE Asia pivots to solar and wind
GE’s coal spree; Botswana abandons coal railway; Eskom unveils initial steps to cut pollution.
Egyptian plant deferred; Polish opposition sets coal end date; three Indonesian mines suspended.
Official says Vietnamese public oppose new coal plants; Court rules Turkish mine needs assessment; Former lobbyist bemoans US coal industry’s PR woes; US methane emissions persist after mines closed.
Philippines President orders coal review; Adani rebuffed in India; Colombian court allows local say.
India doubles coal tax; China’s coal use falls again; Peabody nearly bankrupt.
Indonesian politician on corruption charge; Vietnam’s flood aftermath; Indian coal port dropped.
This week the German Government has announced coal plants will be required to close, Greenpeace have released a major report on pollution from coal mines in South Kalimantan in Indonesia, a Turkish administrative court has rejected environmental assessment reports for a proposed US$2 billion coal power station and the largest Norwegian pension fund manager has announced it is dropping its investments in 27 coal company stocks.