January 22, 2020

Greta Thunberg’s endorsement lands Polish coal miner in hot water

A Polish coal mining union chided one of its leaders for meeting the climate activist as a misstep that undermines efforts to keep coal as the country’s key source of…

January 21, 2020

German energy shift will be like ‘open-heart surgery’ – economy minister

Comment comes in the wake of country's decision to end nuclear power by 2022 and exit coal-fuelled power sources by 2038.

January 17, 2020

Germany’s 2019 hard coal imports fell 14.7%

Their prices have increased strongly amid political moves to tighten supply.

January 17, 2020

Solar and wind will end German coal long before Merkel’s deadline

A cocktail of rising renewables, halted investments and soaring carbon emission costs will hasten Germany's coal exit.

January 16, 2020

RWE to cut one in three jobs in $2.9bn coal exit deal

Germany's biggest power producer will cut about 6,000 jobs, or nearly a third of its current workforce, by 2030.

January 14, 2020

Big coal escapes BlackRock’s new climate plan

The world’s largest asset manager is cutting exposure to thermal coal, but not selling out of the biggest producers, such as Glencore.

January 13, 2020

New German coal plant could threaten Merkel’s final climate push

The federal government last year approved 40 billion euros in aid to Germany’s four main coal regions to cushion the structural impact of plant closures.

January 13, 2020

Siemens to go ahead with Aussie coal mine contract despite pressure

CEO Joe Kaeser said Adani's Carmichael mine would go ahead with or without Siemens, adding he had to balance stakeholder interests.

January 13, 2020

Billionaire targeted by Greta Thunberg undeterred by coal protesters

Warnings over climate change and more extreme weather have sparked greater calls for action on Adani Group’s Carmichael thermal coal project.

January 12, 2020

Australia’s Coronado halts operations at mine after worker death

Coronado shares dropped as much as 3% following the announcement.