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Trump loosens coal mining restrictions as part of efforts aimed at 'unleashing American energy'
Apr 08, 2025 (UPI)
"Today, we took historic action to help American workers, miners, families and consumers," Trump said Tuesday in a Truth Social post. "We're ending Joe Biden's ...
New coal capacity hit 20-year low in 2024: report
Apr 03, 2025 (AFP)
Coal accounts for just over a third of global electricity production and phasing it out is fundamental to meeting climate change goals. Just 44 gigawatts (GW) o...
Finland closes last coal-fired power plant
Apr 01, 2025 (AFP)
The Salmisaari power plant in central Helsinki produced heat and electricity for the country's capital, also emitting carbon dioxide (CO2) that contributes to d...
Indonesia industrial coal power plans undercut emissions pledge: report
Feb 20, 2025 (AFP)
Coal-dependent Indonesia, Southeast Asia's largest economy, is one of the world's top emitters but President Prabowo Subianto last year committed to phasing out...
China's 2024 coal projects threaten climate goals: report
Feb 13, 2025 (AFP)
The world's second-largest economy is the biggest emitter of the greenhouse gases that drive climate change but is also a renewable energy powerhouse. It plans ...
Record year for coal in 2024, world's hottest year
Dec 18, 2024 (AFP)
Despite calls to halt humanity's burning of the filthiest fossil fuel driving climate change, the energy watchdog expects global demand for coal to hit record h...
Indonesia's new coal phase-out goal sets 'daunting task'
Dec 11, 2024 (AFP)
New President Prabowo Subianto offered a surprise commitment at last month's G20 summit to close hundreds of coal and fossil-fuel power plants by 2040, a bold p...
In Bosnia, the path to renewables runs through its coal mines
Nov 28, 2024 (AFP)
The facility is the largest underground mine in the country and has long provided the fuel for the nearby Tuzla power station. But its future -- like that of mi...
China expected to hit peak coal consumption in 2025: report
Nov 27, 2024 (AFP)
The country -- the largest greenhouse gas emitter -- remains heavily reliant on coal despite installing renewable energy capacity at record speed. But while coa...
Police arrest 170 after floating blockade of Australian coal port
Nov 24, 2024 (AFP)
The fleet of kayaks, paddle boards and inflatable boats blocked the entrance to the Port of Newcastle, which exports millions of tonnes of coal each year. Polic...
Wealthy nations pledge 'no new coal' at COP29
Nov 20, 2024 (AFP)
The United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany and major coal producer Australia were among the list of mainly wealthy developed economies to sign the voluntary pl...
S.Africa offers a lesson on how not to shut down a coal plant
Nov 19, 2024 (AFP)
Two years later, plans to repurpose the country's oldest coal power plant have amounted to little in a process that offers caution and lessons for countries int...
Renewables revolt in Sardinia, Italy's coal-fired island
Nov 18, 2024 (AFP)
Long summers and strong winds make the Italian island a prime location for wind and solar power, but intense investor interest has spooked locals who say Sardin...
UK government announces ban on new coal mines
Nov 14, 2024 (AFP)
The government said it would unveil the new law to restrict the future licensing of new coal mines "as soon as possible", describing it as a "crucial step" to t...
S. Africa offers a lesson on how not to shut down a coal plant
Oct 10, 2024 (AFP)
Two years later, plans to repurpose the country's oldest coal power plant have amounted to little in a process that offers caution and lessons for countries int...
Can carbon credits help close coal plants?
Oct 09, 2024 (AFP)
An alliance led by The Rockefeller Foundation, a philanthropic group, plans to help close the plant 10 years early, avoiding millions of tons of emissions and m...
Despite progress, China remains tethered to coal as climate change pressures mount
Oct 08, 2024 (SPX)
Despite its commitment to "phase down" coal, China recently has been permitting and constructing coal plants at rates not seen in a decade. "There is an increas...
Britain's last coal-fired power station closes
Sep 30, 2024 (AFP)
The closure of Ratcliffe-on-Soar, a power plant that has dominated the surrounding central England landscape for nearly 60 years, marks a symbolic step in the U...
Australia coal mine extensions slammed as a 'betrayal'
Sep 25, 2024 (AFP)
Three thermal coal mines in Australia's southeast will be allowed to stay open for between eight and 22 more years, producing fuel for electricity-generating po...
'End of an era': UK to shut last coal-fired power plant
Sep 18, 2024 (AFP)
At the mainline railway station serving the nearby East Midlands Airport, its giant cooling towers rise up seemingly within touching distance of the track and p...
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