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South Korea ends aid for coal plants overseas
Apr 22, 2021 (AFP)
The progressive president said he was expanding a decision at home to phase out coal, the dirtiest form of energy. "Korea will end our public financing for over...
'Torn': Living with top US greenhouse gas spewing power plant
Apr 20, 2021 (AFP)
The James H. Miller Jr. site faces no immediate shutdown threat and has the backing of many locals because of the jobs it offers -- despite sending about as muc...
Rescuers work to free 21 trapped in flooded China mine
Apr 11, 2021 (AFP)
The accident happened in Fengyuan coal mine in Hutubi County on Saturday evening, when staff were carrying out upgrading works at the site, the official Xinhua ...
In coal-addicted Bulgaria, EU climate goal faces hurdles
Apr 02, 2021 (AFP)
Environmental issues barely made a blip ahead of elections taking place Sunday, while critics fear that 10 billion euros ($11.8 billion) in EU green transition ...
UK orders inquiry into new coal mine
Mar 12, 2021 (AFP)
Johnson said the coal mine plan "is something that needs to be looked at very carefully". The prime minister, who will host the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow ...
China economic blueprint signals more coal investment
Mar 05, 2021 (AFP)
Environmentalists had been hoping China's five-year national development plan, unveiled at its annual parliamentary session, would give a roadmap for its goal o...
EU probes Germany's coal phase-out aid
Mar 02, 2021 (AFP)
"Our role is to safeguard competition by making sure that the compensation granted to the operators ... is kept to the minimum necessary," EU competition chief ...
Spanish bank Santander to end coal sector support
Feb 22, 2021 (AFP)
Santander will cut all exposure to thermal coal mining and stop providing services to power generation clients that earn more than 10 percent of their revenues ...
Russian scientists significantly improved coal-burning efficiency
Feb 12, 2021 (SPX)
According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), coal is the predominant energy resource used as the primary fuel for power generation. According to reports,...
Britain to reconsider controversial coal mine project
Feb 09, 2021 (AFP)
The coastal project, whose developer is Australian-owned West Cumbria Mining, would be located near the town of Whitehaven and supply European and UK steelmaker...
Methane emissions from coal mines are higher than previously thought
Feb 01, 2021 (SPX)
The study estimates that methane emissions from coal mines are approximately 50 percent higher than previously estimated. The research was done by a team at the...
UK govt gives nod to new coal mine, enraging climate groups
Jan 07, 2021 (AFP)
The decision to allow the country's first new deep coal mine in decades came after a long-running campaign against the project by environmental groups, which ac...
Japan, South Korea to run with Viet coal plant despite climate vows
Jan 01, 2021 (AFP)
The state-aligned Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) said it will lend around $636 million to the Vung Ang 2 project in central Vietnam, which has ...
Poland eyes hard split with coal
Dec 22, 2020 (AFP)
Despite three decades of successful market reforms and strong growth since its transition from communism to democracy, Poland still relies on coal for around 80...
Millions facing winter power shortages in China as coal supply squeezed
Dec 22, 2020 (AFP)
Residents, factories and businesses in Hunan, Zhejiang and Jiangxi provinces have been ordered to ration electricity with some areas citing a shortfall in coal ...
Australia says China coal ban would be clear WTO breach
Dec 15, 2020 (AFP)
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Beijing had yet to confirm state media reports that Australia's multibillion-dollar coal exports are now subject to an inform...
Shuttering fossil fuel power plants may cost less than expected
Dec 14, 2020 (SPX)
Meeting a 2035 deadline for decarbonizing U.S. electricity production, as proposed by the incoming U.S. presidential administration, would eliminate just 15% of...
Britain vows to stop funding fossil fuel projects abroad
Dec 11, 2020 (AFP)
Johnson announced a halt to funding of new crude oil, gas and coal projects before opening the Climate Ambition Summit co-hosted by Britain, the United Nations ...
China's foreign coal push risks global climate goals
Dec 10, 2020 (AFP)
Under the Paris climate deal signed in 2015, China positioned itself as a leader on climate change, and in September President Xi Jinping pledged the country wo...
Toll rises to 23 in southern China mining accident
Dec 07, 2020 (AFP)
A carbon monoxide leak on Friday evening at the Diaoshuidong mine in the city of Chongqing left 18 miners confirmed dead the next day as rescue efforts continue...
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