November 16, 2021

New Zealand police finds human remains 11 years after mine disaster

The remains of two bodies were identified after specialized cameras were fed into the Pike River coal mine through boreholes, police said in a statement.

November 16, 2021

Coal CEOs say their fuel is far from being consigned to history

Demand remains robust in Asia and has picked up in Europe and North America as well this winter.

November 16, 2021

Miners’ decarbonization strategies may strengthen their business profiles – report

According to Fitch Ratings, the commodity price rally is pushing companies to rebalance their capital allocation towards decarbonization investments and growth.

November 15, 2021

China doubles down on slower coal exit after COP26 spat

China attaches “high importance” to the energy transition, and has recently set out major steps including a target to reduce coal consumption from 2026.

November 15, 2021

US coal price hits 12-year high, threatening more energy inflation

Prices for coal from Central Appalachia climbed more than $10 last week to $89.75 a ton on the spot market.

November 15, 2021

UK’s Johnson calls COP26 climate agreement ‘game changing’

Negotiators from almost 200 countries clinched a deal that broke new ground in the fight against climate change, but punted the hardest decisions into the future.​​

November 15, 2021

14 million tonnes a day show why China and India won’t quit coal

No other nations have added more coal-fired power-plant capacity in the past decade than the two countries.

November 14, 2021

China’s monthly coal output rises to highest since March 2015

The world's biggest producer and consumer of the dirty fossil fuel churned out 357.09 million tonnes of coal last month.

November 14, 2021

Blast destroys roof at Russia’s NLMK steel plant, injures worker

A blast at a plant of Russia's steelmaker NLMK destroyed the roof of its coal storage facility and caused a brief fire late on Sunday.

November 11, 2021

China coal’s last hurrah comes too late for old mining towns

Despite an unexpected energy crunch that left authorities scrambling to guarantee coal supplies over the winter, it is still mostly business as usual for Henan's old mining regions.