CoalWire 416, May 12, 2022
CoalWire 415, May 5, 2022
CoalWire 414, April 28, 2022
CoalWire 413, April 14, 2022
CoalWire 412, April 7, 2022
CoalWire 411, March 31, 2022
Russian coal: Poland to ban imports; Japanese trader suspends purchases; Germany aims to end imports within months. Coal generation increased in 2021.
CoalWire 410, March 24, 2022
South African court backs clean air standards; Turkish court rules against 1800 MW plant; China releases long-awaited five-year energy plan; sanctions on Russia hits European coal imports; Vietnamese plants hit by coal price spike.
CoalWire 409, March 17, 2022
Data reveals Russian coal exports slide; US coal plant closure announcements; new report finds methane emissions higher than IEA estimate; court overturns emissions exemption for Czech coal plant.
CoalWire 408, March 10, 2022
US bans Russian coal imports; South African coal plant dropped; gender justice in coal transition.
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 406, February 24, 2022
Court overturns Montana mine expansion decision; Australia’s largest coal plant to close in 2025; International Energy Agency reports surge in methane emissions in 2021; Colorado’s newest coal plant breaks down again.
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 404, February 10, 2022
European steel majors look to cut coal; new Dubai coal plant to run on gas; end in sight for Oakland coal port plan; IMF staff deleted text on Japan’s continued coal plant financing; BlackRock flags coal and steel shifts but 2030 targets still not released.
CoalWire 403, February 3, 2022
Pakistan projects at risk of default on loans; UK approves mine in Wales; Vietnam targets net-zero but struggles to break coal dependence.
CoalWire 402, January 27, 2022
Indian tribunal orders coal ash oversight; Indonesian export ban continues to hit thermal coal market; US President flags prospect of Manchin-friendly climate plan; NGOs dismayed at Czech Republic’s proposed Turow mine settlement.
CoalWire 401, January 20, 2022
Europe set to cut Polish funding over unpaid coal mine fines; Chinese bank drops out of backing Bosnian coal plant; Investigation finds Coal India subsidiary illegally mined areas in Assam.
CoalWire 400, January 13, 2022
Indonesia softens January coal export ban; Czech Republic announces 2033 coal end date; tailings dam collapses at South African coal mine; US audit report criticises wasteful spending on carbon capture projects.
CoalWire 399, December 21, 2021
Germany pays to close three more #coal units; Manchin vetoes Biden’s climate bill; only 10 out of 88 coal blocks in Indian auction attract 2 or more bids; Russian coal baron to face charges over mine explosion
CoalWire 398, December 16, 2021
Court defeat spurs US coal plant closure; Polish court orders fine over pollution; South African regulator rebuffs Eskom bid for increased pollution limits; coal company’s claims challenged by Canadian First Nations groups.