RWE to cut one in three jobs in $2.9bn coal exit deal

Germany's biggest power producer will cut about 6,000 jobs, or nearly a third of its current workforce, by 2030.

Reuters | January 16, 2020 | 9:54 am

Big coal escapes BlackRock’s new climate plan

The world’s largest asset manager is cutting exposure to thermal coal, but not selling out of the biggest producers, such as Glencore.

Bloomberg News | January 14, 2020 | 9:17 am

New German coal plant could threaten Merkel’s final climate push

The federal government last year approved 40 billion euros in aid to Germany’s four main coal regions to cushion the structural impact of plant closures.

Bloomberg News | January 13, 2020 | 9:08 am

Siemens to go ahead with Aussie coal mine contract despite pressure

CEO Joe Kaeser said Adani's Carmichael mine would go ahead with or without Siemens, adding he had to balance stakeholder interests.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 13, 2020 | 5:50 am

Billionaire targeted by Greta Thunberg undeterred by coal protesters

Warnings over climate change and more extreme weather have sparked greater calls for action on Adani Group’s Carmichael thermal coal project.

Bloomberg News | January 13, 2020 | 4:00 am

Australia’s Coronado halts operations at mine after worker death

Coronado shares dropped as much as 3% following the announcement.

Reuters | January 12, 2020 | 9:00 pm

Siemens under green lobby pressure over Australian coal mine

Climate activists and mine opponents are asking the company not to provide a key piece of rail infrastructure to transport coal from the mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 10, 2020 | 6:15 am

India to propose easing foreign investment rules further

But competition from a state-run monopoly, which gets its coal mines free, may stymie Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts to attract more investments into the sector.

Bloomberg News | January 10, 2020 | 4:12 am

Teck to up coal shipping capacity 50% from BC port

The agreement increases contracted capacity from 3 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) to 6 Mtpa with an option for Teck to extend up to 9 Mtpa from Neptune Terminals.

MINING.com Editor | January 8, 2020 | 1:23 pm

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Spain nears life without coal sooner than anyone thought

Greta Thunberg’s endorsement lands Polish coal miner in hot water

German energy shift will be like ‘open-heart surgery’ – economy minister

Germany’s 2019 hard coal imports fell 14.7%

Solar and wind will end German coal long before Merkel’s deadline