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 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 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 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 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 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 468, June 1, 2023
China emissions peak nears with solar surge; Indonesian power glut puts a question mark over proposed new units; South African court orders coal company to withdraw machinery pending decision; Vietnam’s new power plan sets deadline for proposed coal plants.
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 460, April 6, 2023
Queensland denies permit for monster mine; Indian court orders end to illegal mining in forest reserve; uproar over Adani coal auction win; ex-provincial premier joins Canadian coal board.
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 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.