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• Polish efforts to extend Turów coal license dealt a setback

  03 Feb 2022

  a Warsaw court ruled that the Polish government acted unlawfully when it speedily adopted an environmental permit to extend the life a controversial open-pit mine bordering Germany and the Czech Republic. . ...Read More

• South Africa has pledged to switch from coal to clean energy.

  03 Feb 2022

  Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe stated at a coal colloquium in Pretoria that while South Africa is committed to a transition to cleaner energy, coal would continue to be important for the country's economic growth and job creation for some time. . ...Read More

• EXCLUSIVE-IMF staff cut critical coal language from Japan statement -document

  03 Feb 2022

  However, it has resisted divestments of such projects, and has continued to grant exceptions to a June 2021 policy pledge to stop backing coal projects that lack measures to reduce carbon emissions. Kate Mackenzie, an independent climate finance consultant and researcher based in Australia, said the change in the Japan report was disappointing given that the fund had only belatedly committed to including climate risk in its Article IV reports. . ...Read More

• Coal India January offtake rises 14% YoY

  02 Feb 2022

  The state-run coal major's offtake stood at 60.8 million tonnes (MT) in January 2022, growing 13.6% as compared with 53.6 MT recorded in the same month last year. . ...Read More

• Coal stocks in TPP warehouses decrease by 7.9% over week - Ukrenergo

  02 Feb 2022

  As of January 31, 2022, coal reserves in the warehouses of Ukrainian thermal power plants (TPPs) amount to 657,200 tonnes, which is 7.9% below the level recorded on January 24. . ...Read More

• Column: India shows early signs of high coal, LNG, crude prices hurting demand: Russell

  02 Feb 2022

  One of the key questions for the outlook for energy commodities is how quickly the current high prices translate into demand destruction. . ...Read More

• Coal production rebound, lower prices edge out gas in central US generation stack

  02 Feb 2022

  Coal is outcompeting natural gas generation in independent system operator territories across the central US in 2022 as a rebound in production and a drop in prices make the fuel more competitive. . ...Read More

• China Is Changing Its Coal Use

  31 Jan 2022

  Over the last several months, Europe has seen its power costs soar. There are many drivers of it, but one factor has been a shift in Chinese energy consumption. . ...Read More

• Indonesia's restrictions on commodities rattle markets, more moves likely

  31 Jan 2022

  Indonesia's restrictions on commodities rattle markets, more moves likely . ...Read More

• Deadly Colorado Blaze Renews Focus on Underground Coal Fires

  31 Jan 2022

  Authorities investigating the cause of a wildfire that destroyed more than 1,000 buildings last month in Colorado are looking at the possibility that the blaze is linked to underground coal fires have long smoldered at old coal mines in the area.Authorities say the mines are just one of the possible causes they are looking into. . ...Read More

• China state planner to ensure stability of coal market

  28 Jan 2022

  China's state planner said on Thursday it would maintain normal production and sales of coal during the Lunar New Year holiday. . ...Read More

• SCCL’s plans for new forays make slow progress

  28 Jan 2022

  Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL), which has already diversified into thermal and solar power generation by having 2×600 megawatt and 220 MW units, respectively, in addition to its core activity of coal mining, is planning to enter varied activities such as sand and iron ore mining as well as other minerals. . ...Read More

• Aberpergwm colliery given go-ahead to mine 40 million tonnes despite Welsh Government disapproval

  28 Jan 2022

  An underground drift coal mine in the Neath Valley is gearing up to mine a further 40 million tonnes of coal, after its application for a mining license was approved. . ...Read More

• Sky-High Natural Gas Prices Have Japan Scrambling for Coal

  28 Jan 2022

  Japan’s coal imports are poised to jump to the highest level in at least two years as the nation’s utilities turn to the dirtiest fossil fuel as a replacement for expensive liquefied natural gas. . ...Read More

• Coal: Aberpergwm colliery gets OK to mine 40 million tonnes

  27 Jan 2022

  A Green Party MP has said it is "shameful" that a colliery in south Wales has been given permission to mine a further 40 million tonnes of coal. . ...Read More