June 19, 2022

War derails plan to ditch coal after UK championed global cuts

The UK aims to keep a reserve of coal-fired plants available this winter rather than shutting almost all of them as planned

June 17, 2022

How the energy market buckled in a fossil fuel superpower

Australia has set alarms ringing over the challenge faced even by developed nations in managing and regulating the energy transition.

June 17, 2022

Methane-spewing coal mines are climate test for Australia’s new leader

“Methane leaking from coal mines has been ignored for many years, but tackling it is the ‘low hanging fruit’ in Australia’s effort to combat climate change.”

June 17, 2022

US coal plants’ fate hinges on June power-price auction

Suppliers to the grid stretching from New Jersey to Illinois will find out on June 21 whether their bids to provide backup capacity for the year starting June 2023 passed…

June 17, 2022

Glencore trading profit poised for best-ever year

Glencore expects adjusted operating profit to exceed $3.2bn for the first half of the year amid "unprecedented" market environment.

June 17, 2022

Researchers better understand chances of making graphite from coal

Ohio University researchers have presented evidence of a new carbon solid they named "amorphous graphite."

June 16, 2022

Russian coal miners turn to India as war upends commodity flows

Sales of thermal coal to Europe dropped to about 10-15% of total exports from 30% before the invasion.

June 16, 2022

In a Greek coal mine, stocks build up ahead of peak summer demand

The country is pushing back plans to retire some coal-fired plants and has announced that coal mining will be ramped up by 50% this and next year.

June 16, 2022

BHP to shut Mount Arthur coal mine as buyers walk

BHP is, hower, seeking approval to keep the mine running beyond 2026, until 2030, amid high coal prices and a tight market.

June 15, 2022

China’s surprise economic rebound in May propelled by coal

Headline industrial output in May grew an unexpected 0.7% from a year earlier.