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• india: India committed towards climate obligation; taking coal gasification drive in a huge way: Pralhad Joshi - The Economic Times

  17 Nov 2022

  es Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday said that India is committed towards meeting its obligation on climate change and has already started intense coal gasification drive involving public sector units and plantation to reduce carbon emissions. Read more at: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/renewables/india-committed-towards-climate-obligation-taking-coal-gasification-drive-in-a-huge-way-pralhad-joshi/articleshow/95533023.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst . ...Read More

• Coal India aims at 50 mt sales via e-auction in 2nd half of FY23

  17 Nov 2022

  Coal India aims at 50 mt sales via e-auction in 2nd half of FY23 . ...Read More

• China's Oct daily coal output slips from record as COVID throttles operations

  15 Nov 2022

  SINGAPORE, Nov 15 (Reuters) - China's daily coal output in October slipped from a record high in the prior month as hundreds of COVID cases a day were detected in major mining regions, prompting local governments to impose stringent curbs that slowed mine operations. . ...Read More

• Rich nations stick to coal phase-out plans as China builds new projects

  15 Nov 2022

  NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Asia must phase out coal power gradually while still making use of existing infrastructure to make the shift to a carbon-neutral society less disruptive, Seiji Izumisawa, president of Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, told Reuters on Monday. . ...Read More

• Karot project to save 1.4m tons coal

  14 Nov 2022

  The Karot Hydropower Project is expected to save 1.4 million tons of standard coal and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 3.5 million tons each year, Vice General Manager of China Three Gorges International Limited (CTGI) and Chairman of CSAIL Qin Guobin said. . ...Read More

• Greens urge Bowen on coal and gas

  14 Nov 2022

  The Greens are urging Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen to take a concrete position on new coal and gas projects with him to the COP27 summit in Egypt to reassure Australia's Pacific neighbours. . ...Read More

• At COP27, India bats for phase-down of all fossil fuels and not just coal

  14 Nov 2022

  India also called out the duplicity of the developed countries, arguing that selective labelling of some energy sources as ‘green’ had no basis in science. . ...Read More

• Indonesia, ADB launch first coal power plant retirement deal

  14 Nov 2022

  NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) -Indonesia, the Asian Development Bank and a private power firm are teaming up to refinance and prematurely retire a coal-fired power plant, the first such project under a groundbreaking carbon emissions reduction programme, they announced on Monday. . ...Read More

• Michael Bloomberg announces a new initiative to phase out coal in 25 countries.

  08 Nov 2022

  The goal is to see coal plants retired in many developing countries by 2040, with some wealthier countries ending coal use by 2030. . ...Read More

• Coal India reports 106 per cent jump in net profit

  08 Nov 2022

  https://www.google.co.in/amp/s/www.telegraphindia.com/amp/business/coal-india-reports-106-per-cent-jump-in-net-profit/cid/1896805 . ...Read More

• AES to convert Petersburg coal plant to natural gas, announcement causes mixed reactions

  08 Nov 2022

  https://www.wboi.org/2022-11-07/aes-to-convert-petersburg-coal-plant-to-natural-gas-announcement-causes-mixed-reactions . ...Read More

• Romania’s CE Oltenia delays closure of two coal plant units

  08 Nov 2022

  Two units with a total capacity of 660 MW in coal-fired power plants Turceni and Rovinari won’t be closed by the end of the year like it was planned, Chief Executive Officer of CE Oltenia announced. . ...Read More

• New U.S. message on climate change: Make China pay

  07 Nov 2022

  The U.S. is softening its resistance to paying developing countries for loss and damages suffered from climate change, and it's pointing the finger at China's massive emissions as well. . ...Read More

• Coal dispatch to power sector drops 6% to 56.49 million tonnes in October

  07 Nov 2022

  In April-October period of ongoing financial year, the dispatch increased 13.07 per cent to 413 MT from 365.25 MT in the year-ago period Topics . ...Read More

• Making it easier for the mines’: Is Queensland bending to big coal?

  07 Nov 2022

  More than eight years since the Campbell Newman government weakened the rights of citizens to fight new mines, Queensland Labor – which repealed the laws once in power – is now set to commission a review into its subsequent laws. . ...Read More