February 8, 2022 Energy giant RWE backs Germany’s bad-bank plan for coal exit RWE has one of the largest renewable-energy portfolios among European utilities, but it still generates about a quarter of its power from lignite plants.
February 8, 2022 China metallurgical coal futures surge on supply woes, demand recovery Other steelmaking ingredients on the Dalian bourse also jumped.
February 8, 2022 Research shows risk aversion determines coal contracting behavior of US power plants New research shows that coal power plants respond to regulatory practices by taking costly actions to reduce the variance of their input costs.
February 7, 2022 US to spend $725m this year on abandoned coal mine cleanup The money represents a portion of the $11.3 billion allocated to mine reclamation in the infrastructure law that Congress passed last year.
February 7, 2022 Goldman commodity veteran says he’s never seen a market like it "We’re out of everything – I don’t care if it’s oil, gas, coal, copper, aluminum, you name it we’re out of it,” says Jeff Currie.
February 6, 2022 France coal-fired power plants get short-term right to burn more France is temporarily allowing electricity producers to burn more coal after the nation’s grid operator warned of possible power shortages.
February 6, 2022 Operating coal-fired power plants more expensive than switching to renewables – report A University of Surrey researcher makes the case for solar power in a new paper.
February 4, 2022 A giant coal fleet is the quickest way to get climate funds The pledge by some developed countries to provide $8.5 billion to help South Africa move away from coal is nowhere near the trillions needed to avoid the worst effects of…
February 4, 2022 Czechs withdraw Turow mine complaint after Polish payment The leaders of both countries agreed a deal on Thursday to end a long-running dispute over expansion at the lignite mine.
February 4, 2022 Colombia to open gold, coal assets up for bids On February 24, the government will pre-launch the gold round to allow interested companies to prepare their proposals.
US urges partners and allies to increase critical minerals supply chain resiliency Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted his counterparts in Washington to discuss solutions to secure and diversify supply chains for critical minerals. January 12, 2026 | 03:08 pm
