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Germany agrees total coal exit
17 Jan 2020The German government has struck a deal with the country’s coal-producing regions to phase out the use of coal power by 2038 in return for compensation and benefits worth €40bn. Berlin w... Read More.Indiana utilities would be prevented from shutting down coal-fired plants under new bill
17 Jan 2020A state lawmaker wants to prevent Indiana utilities from retiring coal-fired power plants early in favor of newer, cleaner technology unless they can prove it’s required by a federal mandate or oth... Read More.Duke Energy customers in store for a rate hike to cover coal ash excavation
17 Jan 2020Duke Energy will introduce a rate hike after agreeing to excavate the nearly 80 million tons of coal ash from unlined landfills to lined landfills. But now, communities are fighting for a different kind ... Read More.Yancoal predicts coal volatility in 2020
17 Jan 2020Yancoal has temporarily suspended operations at several Hunter Valley mines in New South Wales for a few days due to poor air quality resulting from bushfires.Dust and bushfire smoke delays impacted over... Read More.Tri-State to shutter coal facilities
16 Jan 2020Local energy co-op leaders are applauding the decision by Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association to close its coal-fired power plants and coal mine in Colorado and New Mexico over the next dec... Read More.Coal Imports Mystery Shows China’s Firm Grip on Foreign Cargoes
16 Jan 2020Sign up for Next China, a weekly email on where the nation stands now and where it's going next.China’s coal imports were astoundingly low in December, signaling the government’s insisten... Read More.Merkel Slugs It Out With State Leaders in German Coal Exit Talks
16 Jan 2020A meeting between Chancellor Angela Merkel and Germany’s coal-producing states dragged on well into the night in an attempt to accelerate the country’s phaseout of the dirty fossil fuel. The ... Read More.Carbon headache for £165M Cumbria coal mine backers
16 Jan 2020Plans for a £165M coal mine in Cumbria have been called into question amid fears that the facility could hinder the UK’s net zero goals.The Woodhouse colliery is “incompatible” wi... Read More.World's largest fund manager BlackRock cuts thermal coal exposure on climate concerns
15 Jan 2020The world's largest fund manager has pledged to toughen its stance on climate change and reduce its exposure to thermal coal.BlackRock, which has nearly $US7 trillion in funds under management, revea... Read More.Scott Morrison stands by the $70billion coal industry after key investors begin to pull away from fossil fuels in the wake of the bushfire crisis
15 Jan 2020Scott Morrison has backed in the resources sector as a new survey shows a rise in the number of Australians concerned about climate change and the world's largest investment manager signalled it was ... Read More.PR plans 6km coal train track at Port Qasim
15 Jan 2020Pakistan Railways (PR) has chalked out the details of a plan for constructing a rail track to facilitate coal transportation at Port Qasim, which it was all set to present to the Planning Commission soon... Read More.Coal auction rules: 4% revenue share, affiliate companies not allowed
15 Jan 2020The government has kept commercial coal auctions open to all companies incorporated in India and has set a minimum 4% revenue share from each mine as a bid parameter. The coal ministry on Wednesday kicks... Read More.JSPL resumes operations in coal gasification plant in Odisha’s Angul district
14 Jan 2020Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (JSPL) has resumed operations in its direct reduced iron (DRI) plant based on coal gasification process in Odidha’s Angul district. The facility, which has a production... Read More.People in Anderson County call for independent testing over Bull Run coal ash concerns
14 Jan 2020A typical Anderson County government meeting took a surprise turn on Monday.Concerned neighbors shared their worries about potential environmental risks posed by the Bull Run plant, calling on leaders to... Read More.Siemens to support Adani coal project in Australia despite protests
14 Jan 2020German engineering group Siemens said it would fulfil its contractual obligations to a controversial coal mining project in Australia's outback, attracting criticism from environmental groups on Mond... Read More.China to make national carbon trading 'breakthrough' by year-end - official
14 Jan 2020China expects to make a “breakthrough” on the establishment of a nationwide carbon emissions trading scheme (ETS) by the end of this year, the country’s senior climate change official t... Read More.Siemens will back controversial Australian coal project: CEO
13 Jan 2020German engineering group Siemens said on Sunday it will fulfil its contractual obligations to a controversial coal mining project in Australia's outback, despite criticism by climate activists includ... Read More.In Talks With Mongolia, Russia to Import Coking Coal: Pradhan
13 Jan 2020India is in talks with Mongolia for either acquiring stakes in coking coal assets or sourcing the fuel used in the steel and metallurgical industry, said petroleum and natural gas minister Dharmendra Pra... Read More.Two victims of coal mine incidents buried
13 Jan 2020Two young miners, who were killed in coal mine collapse incidents in Tirah and Darra Adamkhel, were buried in their native towns here on Sunday.Abid Yar, a representative of Shangla Coalmine Workers Asso... Read More.Whitehaven forced to reduce Vickery coal mine production by 11 million tonnes due to 'oversight'
13 Jan 2020WHITEHAVEN will have to reduce the amount of coal it extracts from its proposed Vickery coal mine extension by 11 million tonnes due to an "administrative oversight".In an amended report to the... Read More.