November 11, 2021

Coal mines seen belching worst Australia methane cloud this year

The October 17 plume was observed over the Bowen Basin in Queensland state and had an estimated emissions rate of 76 metric tons of methane an hour.

November 11, 2021

China resists COP26 push to end coal as energy security prevails

Energy security concerns will keep China from supporting the proposal on coal, Bloomberg sources say.

November 10, 2021

Crypto boom strains Kazakhstan’s coal-powered energy grid

The Central Asian nation of 19 million has become the world's second-biggest bitcoin mining location.

November 9, 2021

Investors pushed mining giants to quit coal. Now it’s backfiring

Anglo American's strategy reversal has become a case study for unintended consequences.

November 8, 2021

Teck and Oldendorff team up to reduce supply chain CO2 emissions from BC port

The CO2 reductions represent Scope 1 emissions for Oldendorff and Scope 3 emissions for Teck.

November 8, 2021

Poland waiting for Czech response in Turow talks, says minister

Turow, a 30 square kilometre area, is one of Poland's largest lignite mines.

November 8, 2021

BHP sheds more Australian coal mines in $1.35 billion deal

The world’s largest miner has agreed to sell its 80% stake in BMC to Stanmore Resources, as part of its retreat from fossil fuels.

November 7, 2021

China’s State Grid warns of tight supply in winter, despite easing power crunch

A wide swathe of China has suffered outages since May as soaring prices and tight supply of coal.

November 7, 2021

New study shows real impact of mountaintop mining on endangered species

Recent research estimated the full extent of water-quality degradation attributable to mountaintop removal mining at the landscape level.

November 6, 2021

The energy crisis that helped revive coal is easing, for now

Supplies of coal, the key source of electricity generation in China and India, are beginning to rise again after governments pressed miners to boost output.