June 8, 2022

China ban on foreign coal investment leaves Zimbabwe scrambling

Zimbabwe’s plan to refurbish two idled coal-fired power stations has been thrown into disarray by China’s decision.

June 8, 2022

One dead in mining accident in eastern Poland, say police

In April, two mines belonging to state-owned JSW saw fatal accidents over just one week, and authorities promised a safety review of the mines.

June 7, 2022

Rich nations may fork out billions to wean Indonesia off coal

Indonesia is one of a handful of resource-driven nations that could make a major difference in the battle to curb climate change.

June 7, 2022

Yancoal Australia rejects $1.8bn takeover bid from China’s Yankuang

Yankuang Energy Group, which is Yancoal's largest shareholder, said it was open to negotiations to boost its stake.

June 6, 2022

Biden’s trade plan to kickstart US solar fails to win over industry

Biden's plan included invoking emergency authorities to impose a two-year ban on new tariffs for panels imported from four Southeast Asia nations.

June 5, 2022

Explosion at Colombian coal mine kills nine workers, traps six

Nine miners have died and six remain trapped following an explosion at the La Mestiza coal mine in Colombia’s northeastern El Zulia municipality.

June 3, 2022

First test for Australia’s new government is an energy squeeze

Australia generates most of its power using coal, and outages at some aging facilities amid colder-than-usual weather have contributed to the squeeze.

June 2, 2022

Glencore expected to dismiss bid for Yancoal Australia stake

Chinese majority owner’s bid for Glencore's interest in Australia's largest coal producer "offensively low", sources said.

June 1, 2022

China opens door to more new coal power with minor wording tweak

China has said it plans to let consumption of the fossil fuel increase until 2025 before beginning to reduce it.

May 31, 2022

UK government weighs paying for coal supply to keep plants open

The price of the power plant fuel in Europe has roughly tripled in the past 12 months as a supply crisis in the gas market has driven utilities toward the…