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03 09 2021 | 02:56

One-third of 2020 U.S. coal production went to plants slated for closure

U.S. thermal coal producers watched their domestic customer base shrink in 2020 as utilities continued to announce coal-fired power plant closures and transition to less expensive renewable and…

02 09 2021 | 08:22

Bucking global trends to cleaner energy, Zimbabwe digs deeper into coal

Government to open more coal mines to boost power supply and jobs, but plan sparks fears over harm to wildlife and rising carbon emissions In contrast to the growing number of countries seeking to…

02 09 2021 | 08:04

Coal output rose in first half of 2021 but employment continues decline

U.S. coal production bounced back in the first half of 2021 from early pandemic lows set in the first half of 2020, but average quarterly employment in the sector has not similarly recovered.

26 08 2021 | 07:15

China sending mixed climate signals with new coal and steel projects

China continues to announce new steel mills and coal-fired power plants even as the country maps out a path to zeroing out heat-trapping emissions. State-owned firms proposed 43 new coal-fired…

25 08 2021 | 12:32

Eskom plans 30% reduction of coal-fired power generation capacity

In South Africa, Eskom has announced the closure of several of its coal-fired power stations in the coming months and years. The state-owned company wants to rely on the renewable energies that have…

23 08 2021 | 14:14

CEO: AGL will speed up coal plant closures but not likely before 2040

AGL Energy (AGL.AX), Australia’s leading power producer and biggest carbon emitter, expects to speed up plans to shut its coal-fired plants, but the phase-out is unlikely to happen before 2040, Chief…

23 08 2021 | 14:00

Serbian president says nation will shut its coal plants when Poland does

Serbia is under pressure to lose its energy security, President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić said, adding he would not allow the country, which is now an exporter of electricity, to become the biggest…

12 08 2021 | 08:54

Brazil rolls out $3.9 billion plan to support nation’s coal industry

Brazil is offering a lifeline to its coal industry even as the world’s scientists make it crystal clear that fossil fuel use must stop to avoid the worst effects of climate change. Brazil’s Mines…

09 08 2021 | 15:53

Finance firms, ADB drafting plan to close Asian coal plants early

Financial firms including British insurer Prudential, lenders Citi and HSBC and BlackRock Real Assets are devising plans to speed the closure of Asia’s coal-fired power plants in order to lower the…

09 08 2021 | 15:45

Major Philippines bank announces 2033 coal financing exit

Ayala-led Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) aims to stop by 2033 all lending to coal-fired power projects—which form 45 percent of its current power generation portfolio—and channel more funds to…

09 08 2021 | 15:15

Earlier Coal Shutdowns on the Agenda as Finance Giants Develop Buyout Plan

Some of the world’s biggest financial and investment firms are hatching a plan to speed up coal power plant closures in Asia, according to an exclusive report published yesterday by the Reuters news…

29 07 2021 | 13:09

Biggest Italian bank to end coal financing by 2025, fracking by 2030.

Italy’s biggest bank Intesa Sanpaolo ISP.MI on Tuesday said it would end with immediate effect the financing of coal mining with a view to phasing out exposure to the sector by 2025. Answering…

29 07 2021 | 13:01

Australia’s No. 2 pension fund announces complete thermal coal exit

Australia’s second largest superannuation fund has completely divested from thermal coal and ploughed $1 billion into renewable and low-emission technology in the year since it declared it would…

29 07 2021 | 10:36

China is supporting over 50% of coal power development in largest remaining project pipelines

As finance shifts from coal, China is looking isolated as the last enabler of coal-fired power overseas. A review of coal power proposals in countries with large remaining project pipelines…

23 07 2021 | 11:41

BlackRock proxy climate votes against companies rose 502% in 2021

BlackRock Inc. rejected almost five times more board directors at companies, including Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and Exxon Mobil Corp., during the recent proxy season because they failed to act on…

23 07 2021 | 11:37

Shareholder activists claim New Hope misled investors on coal future

Shareholder activist group Market Forces has asked the corporate watchdog to investigate whether coal company New Hope misled investors by claiming that coal would “remain a significant part of the…

23 07 2021 | 10:47

Vistra plans to shutter 1.3GW coal-fired Ohio plant five years early

Vistra on July 19 said it would close its 1.3-GW Zimmer coal-fired power plant in Ohio on May 31, 2022, five years earlier than previously announced, after the plant failed to clear the PJM capacity…

17 07 2021 | 13:20

Clean energy is the future – so why are some investors still supporting the dying fossil fuel economy?

Institutional forces continue to prop up the fossil fuel economy, while both the market and public opinion are leaving it behind. This is as foolish as it is dangerous, writes Tom Steyer As far as…

13 07 2021 | 13:00

Chinese Bank Walks Away from $3-Bilion Zimbabwe Coal Project

China’s biggest bank is stepping away from a plan to invest US$3 billion in the 2,800-megawatt Sengwa coal project in northern Zimbabwe, according to an email the bank sent to climate campaign groups…

13 07 2021 | 12:10

Major Philippines power generator announces end to new coal projects

San Miguel Corp., one of the Philippines’ largest power generators, will drop new coal projects from its expansion plans as it prepares for a transition to a low-carbon future. “This has not been…