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• Future of Dartbrook coal mine set for final legal showdown

  19 Jul 2021

  The future of a New South Wales Hunter Valley coal mine that has sat mothballed for over a decade ... . ...Read More

• China's national carbon market will start online trading July 16: exchange

  16 Jul 2021

  China's national carbon market will start online trading on July 16, according to an announcem... . ...Read More

• Emissions set to rise with growth in coal use, says IEA

  16 Jul 2021

  Most of the increase in electricity demand is expected to come from the Asia Pacific region, accor... . ...Read More

• US planned coal fired retirements now total nearly 120GW of capacity

  16 Jul 2021

  There is an inverse S-curve developing in the U.S. coal generation sector, with announced plant re... . ...Read More

• China’s Heat Wave Is Pushing Coal Prices Toward Record Level

  16 Jul 2021

  A heat wave across some of China’s biggest industrial provinces has pushed local electricity... . ...Read More

• Workers on ‘War Footing’ to Get India Coal Plant Operating

  15 Jul 2021

  One of the largest coal-fired power plants in India—beset by technical issues that have knoc... . ...Read More

• Thar Coal Block 6: Sindh blames Centre for ‘blocking’ UK-based company’s investment

  15 Jul 2021

  xSindh Minister for Energy Imtiaz Shaikh on Wednesday blamed Federal government for not allowing a... . ...Read More

• Cabinet approves pact with Russia on cooperation for coking coal

  15 Jul 2021

  The Union Cabinet Wednesday approved a pact between India and Russia regarding cooperation on coki... . ...Read More

• Australia's Whitehaven sees robust coal demand, annual output beats forecast

  15 Jul 2021

  Australia's Whitehaven Coal (WHC.AX) narrowly beat its annual coal production forecast on Thur... . ...Read More

• Fossil fuel power demand has 'peaked worldwide'

  14 Jul 2021

  Electricity generation from fossil fuel has peaked worldwide as emerging markets opt for cheaper r... . ...Read More

• New Zealand imported more than a million tonnes of 'dirty' coal last year

  14 Jul 2021

  In the same year the government declared a climate emergency, imports of an especially dirty type ... . ...Read More

• Coal India ropes in Accenture Solutions for digitalisation of mine process

  14 Jul 2021

  Coal India (CIL) has engaged Accenture Solutions as a consultant for digitalisation of mine proces... . ...Read More

• Trade Review: No peak in sight for met coal prices as supply continues to tighten

  14 Jul 2021

  This report is part of the S&P Global Platts Metals Trade Review series, where we dig through ... . ...Read More

• Coal India’s sustained volume performance trigger hopes of better prospects

  13 Jul 2021

  For Coal India Ltd, better volumes in June trigger hopes of improved prospects going ahead. Provis... . ...Read More

• Global renewable energy capacity jumps in 2020, more needed to meet climate goals: experts

  13 Jul 2021

  Despite coronavirus pandemic-related impacts, which hit the global energy industry hard, renewable... . ...Read More