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• Japan traders speed up coal asset cuts amid global decarbonisation push

  05 Feb 2021

  Japanese trading houses are speeding up their efforts to shift away from coal and other fossil fue... . ...Read More

• Congestion related to cold weather and coal shortage in China supported counter–seasonal strength in freight rates

  04 Feb 2021

  Following IHS Markit’s previous update on the upside risk of winter demand, dry bulk vessels... . ...Read More

• Renewables expected to replace coal by 2033, says Morgan Stanley

  04 Feb 2021

  Morgan Stanley projects coal-fired power generation is likely to disappear from the U.S. power gri... . ...Read More

• Alliant Energy to close their last coal plant in Wisconsin by end of 2024

  04 Feb 2021

  Alliant Energy announced Tuesday it will be closing its last remaining coal plant in Wisconsin by ... . ...Read More

• GE completes coal-to-gas conversion at 661-MW CHP plant in China

  04 Feb 2021

  GE has announced the start of commercial operations for the Junliangcheng combined heat and power ... . ...Read More

• China's new coal power plant capacity in 2020 more than three times rest of world's: study

  03 Feb 2021

  China put 38.4 gigawatts (GW) of new coal-fired power capacity into operation in 2020, according t... . ...Read More

• 40pc mining work complete at Thar Coal Block-I: Murad

  03 Feb 2021

  Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Tuesday said that Thar Coal Block-I project comprises ... . ...Read More

• Poland adopts 2040 energy 'compass' to navigate away from coal

  03 Feb 2021

  Poland on Tuesday adopted an energy strategy to 2040, which the climate minister said would provid... . ...Read More

• Siemens Energy to cut 7,800 jobs in face of coal phase-out

  03 Feb 2021

  Siemens Energy, which supplies turbines to the power sector, will cut 7,800 jobs to counter a drop... . ...Read More

• Dalian coking coal hits two-month low as China demand falls, supply woes ease

  02 Feb 2021

  China’s coking coal futures slumped to their lowest level in two months on Monday, dragged b... . ...Read More

• Alberta town asks province for stop work order on coal exploration in mountains

  02 Feb 2021

  An Alberta town in the Rocky Mountain foothills wants the provincial government to order a stop to... . ...Read More

• Coal India production drops 4.1 per cent in Jan

  02 Feb 2021

  State-owned CIL's coal production declined by 4.1 per cent to 60.5 million tonne (MT) last mon... . ...Read More

• China launches carbon emissions trading scheme

  02 Feb 2021

  China launched a carbon trading system Monday designed to drive down emissions, as the world's... . ...Read More

• China maintains ample, stable coal production in 2020

  01 Feb 2021

  China’s energy production was kept stable and at a high level in 2020, with ample coal outpu... . ...Read More

• Weekly US coal train loadings climb to six-week high: STB

  01 Feb 2021

  US coal train loadings rose to a six-week high in the week ended Jan. 22, as loadings from Norther... . ...Read More