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 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 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 480, August 31, 2023
China’s coal plant spree accelerates; inquiry into Adani hits tax haven hurdles; data reveals coal’s role in Jakarta’s air pollution crisis.
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 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 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 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 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 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 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.