October 12, 2021 US coal use is rebounding under Biden like it never did with Trump Donald Trump vowed to revive the coal industry, but it’s President Joe Biden who’s seeing a big comeback of the dirtiest fossil fuel.
October 12, 2021 Physical coal prices in China surge on nationwide shortage Beijing is urging domestic mines to ramp up production even as it tries to strike a balance between energy security and its carbon neutral goals.
October 11, 2021 In a world fighting climate change, fossil fuels take revenge The cost of coal has surged above $200 a tonne, surpassing the 2008 peak during the last commodity boom, and natural gas in Europe and Asia is at an all…
October 11, 2021 China coal futures surge to record as flooding swamps mining hub Floods have closed 60 of the 682 coal mines in Shanxi province, which has produced 30% of China’s supply of the fuel this year.
October 10, 2021 Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance strikes debt deal with Credit Suisse Zurich-based Credit Suisse had previously disclosed some $2.3 billion worth of loans exposed to financial and litigation uncertainties within Greensill-linked supply chain finance funds, with some $1.2 billion of its…
October 7, 2021 Coal industry is getting ample funding to pile into new plants Less than 5% of the firms on the Global Coal Exit List have announced a coal exit date, according to a report.
October 7, 2021 Eskom CEO calls for careful South African coal transition Country aims to cut coal's share of the energy mix to less than 60% by 2030 from around 75% now.
October 5, 2021 Vista thermal coal expansion will be subject to federal review after all Coalspur Mines' Vista expansion in Alberta close enough to the 50% benchmark, Canada's minister of environment and climate change says.
October 5, 2021 Australia approves third new coal mine extension in a month Environment Minister Sussan Ley approved the extension for Glencore's Mangoola thermal coal mine in New South Wales.
October 4, 2021 China relaxes coal mine safety efforts on electricity crisis Accidents will no longer result in the shutdown of nearby mines for safety inspections.
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