December 17, 2025

Coal demand hits fresh high as US output rises — IEA 

Coal keeps defying forecasts, with US output rebounding even as clean energy expands and long-term demand finally nears a peak.

December 15, 2025

China confronts the cost of dismantling the world’s biggest coal sector

Coal has been closely tied to the Communist Party’s history and to its efforts to transform China’s economy over the past decades.

December 10, 2025

Indonesia sets rules to fine miners operating in forest areas

Earlier this week, the task force ordered dozens of companies in palm oil cultivation and mining to pay fines totalling 38.62 trillion rupiah.

December 9, 2025

Tactics to dump coal are failing in Asia as energy demand booms

Concerns over energy security and costs are trumping the climate agenda in Asia’s high-growth, high-polluting economies.

December 8, 2025

Column: China’s major commodities tell a story of prices and inventories

Crude oil and iron ore are powering ahead but copper and coal are losing steam.

December 8, 2025

China’s annual coal demand to fall for first time in eight years, industry group says

Coal use also fell this year in the steel and building industries but was partially offset by growth in the chemical sector.

December 5, 2025

Column: China and India import more thermal coal, but price gains may weigh

The increase in imports by both China and India came after prices for the main seaborne thermal coal grades dropped to four-year lows in June.

December 3, 2025

Glencore cuts 2026 copper target but sets up for long-term surge

CEO Gary Nagle said that Glencore expects its base copper output to top one million tonnes annually by the end of 2028.

November 25, 2025

Column: Limp COP30 deal matters little in renewables vs fossil battle

What the COP30 did confirm is that the energy transition is increasingly divided into countries that rely on fossil fuels and those that are trying to end reliance.

November 21, 2025

Trump signs proclamation to ease regulations on coke oven processing plants

The proclamation gives some plants an exemption from certain emissions requirements for a period of 2 years beyond their compliance dates.