April 20, 2022

Polish coal mine blast kills five, others trapped in shafts

Owner JSW said the methane explosion at the Pniowek coal mine in Pawlowice happened shortly after midnight at a depth of 1,000 metres.

April 20, 2022

Glencore climate plan in spotlight on concern over methane emissions

A Glencore climate plan is facing greater scrutiny following a report that the company is understating methane emissions from some of its Australian coal mines.

April 20, 2022

Black lung cases increasing among US coal miners

Researchers found higher levels of silica dust in the lung tissue of contemporary coal miners compared to the lung tissue of previous generations of coal miners.

April 19, 2022

Balkans turns to coal as energy crisis trumps climate commitments

Balkan nations in southeast Europe are turning to coal as they try to tackle a global surge in energy prices.

April 19, 2022

Commodity stocks oust financials as Canadian market heavyweights

Energy and materials companies now constitute about 31.07% of the S&P/TSX Composite Index, surpassing Canada's banks, insurers and asset managers.

April 18, 2022

Australia begins long road to retraining thousands of coal workers for clean energy roles

Clean energy could create more than 38 million jobs worldwide by the end of the decade.

April 18, 2022

A coal tycoon is making billions in a world aiming to go green

Coal producers have been on a tear recently, an unexpected development for the industry most responsible for carbon emissions.

April 18, 2022

Russia’s war in Ukraine puts global energy transition at crossroad

In some ways, the war is slowing the shift and giving old energy new life.

April 18, 2022

China’s daily coal output in March hits record high

China churned out 395.79 million tonnes of coal last month.

April 15, 2022

Market volatility to hit Q1 earnings for base metals miners

“The war will likely dampen consumption of many base metals as supply chains are interrupted. Russia is a big player and it‘s not like others can quickly fill the gap,”…