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Global Coal Plant Capacity Edges Up In 2021, Hitting Climate: Report
27 Apr 2022The Global Energy Monitor (GEM) report found that global coal plant capacity grew 18.2 gigawatts to about 2,100 GW or about 0.87 per cent. Scientists and activists have urged the world to move off coal to cleaner energy sources such as solar and wind power and in some cases, nuclear power . ...Read More
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Australia’s coal export boom forecast to end abruptly amid big drop in demand from China
26 Apr 2022Australia’s coal export boom will come to an abrupt end because of an “imminent and substantial” drop in purchases by China, and local coalmining communities should brace for the change, the lead author of a new study says. . ...Read More
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Global Coal Production Capacity Rose in 2021
26 Apr 2022Natural gas shortage and China’s energy crisis have driven global coal plant production capacity to surge last year, undercutting global net zero efforts. . ...Read More
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Under development global coal power declined by 13%: Report
26 Apr 2022The global coal plant capacity under development declined in 2021, Global Energy Monitor's eighth annual survey of the coal plant pipeline said on Tuesday. . ...Read More
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Chinese commodities are feeling heavy on fresh lockdowns: Coal down 5% Iron Ore plunges 9%
25 Apr 2022Coke Prices Fall 6% Iron Ore Futures Plunge 8.7%Most-Traded Shanghai Hot Rolled Coils Futures Fall 3.5%Stainless Steel Futures Down More Than 4% . ...Read More
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China Orders Top Coal Region to Ensure Supplies to Coastal Hubs
25 Apr 2022China has called on its top producing province to guarantee thermal coal supplies to some of the industrial hubs on the coast threatened by power shortages. . ...Read More
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UK Minister supports coal mine to reduce reliance on Russian supply
25 Apr 2022UK Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Michael Gove could approve the launch of the country’s first deep coal mine in three decades, reported the Telegraph citing sources in the UK Conservative Party. . ...Read More
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Anglo American reports lower production of copper, nickel, PGM, iron ore, coal and manganese ore in Q1 2022
22 Apr 2022Anglo American announced today that its copper production decreased by 13% year-over-year to 140 ktonnes in Q1 2022 primarily due to planned lower grades. . ...Read More
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Solar energy companies under pressure as coal and nuclear get a boost
22 Apr 2022The National Energy Administration yesterday announced that as of the end of March, China’s total installed power generation capacity was about 2.40 billion kilowatts, a year-on-year increase of 7.8%. . ...Read More
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Current global coal prices high and unsustainable, coal lobby chief says
22 Apr 2022Current global coal prices are high and unsustainable, Michelle Manook, chief executive of the World Coal Association (WCA), told Reuters in an interview on Wednesday. . ...Read More
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Poland: Several dead in coal mine explosions
21 Apr 2022A rescue operation is underway to find miners trapped in a Polish coal mine following two gas explosions overnight. At least five people were killed, while several others are still unaccounted for. . ...Read More
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China to Add 300 Million Tons of Coal Capacity This Year
21 Apr 2022Top Chinese policymakers reiterated the importance of coal for the country’s energy security and laid out a plan to add 300 million tons of coal production capacity this year. . ...Read More
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India’s Tata Steel Halts Coal Imports from Russia
21 Apr 2022Tata Steel will become one of the few Indian companies to stop doing business with Moscow, announcing on Wednesday that it would cease importing Russian coal for its smelters. . ...Read More
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Coal stock not at lowest level, power demand at peak
20 Apr 2022Coal stock not at lowest level, power demand at peak . ...Read More
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China Buys Cheap Russian Coking Coal as World Shuns Moscow
20 Apr 2022China more than doubled imports of steel-making coal from Russia in March, procuring the fuel at a discount as other nations move to ban deliveries due to the war in Ukraine. . ...Read More