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Smog chokes coal-addicted Poland
Feb 05, 2017 (AFP)
The soupy grey smog shrouding Polish cities this winter is one of the most visible symptoms of the EU member's addiction to coal, a deadly habit forcing many to...
After oil and gas, Denmark's Dong ditches coal
Feb 02, 2017 (AFP)
Danish green energy giant Dong said Thursday it was pulling out of coal use, burning another bridge to its fossil fuel past after ditching oil and gas. Dong is ...
Deutsche Bank to stop financing coal projects
Jan 31, 2017 (AFP)
German banking giant Deutsche Bank on Tuesday announced it would stop financing coal projects as part of its commitments under the Paris Agreement to tackle glo...
IEA urges Poland to curb reliance on coal
Jan 25, 2017 (AFP)
Poland should rethink its dependence on heavily polluting coal and focus instead on developing cleaner energy sources, the International Energy Agency said Wedn...
Rio Tinto signals coal exit with Australia sale
Jan 25, 2017 (AFP)
Rio Tinto has sold most of its underperforming Australian coal assets to China-backed Yancoal in a deal worth up to US$2.45 billion as part of a divestment driv...
People aren't the only beneficiaries of power plant carbon standards
Jan 06, 2017 (SPX)
When the Environmental Protection Agency finalized the Clean Power Plan in 2015 it exercised its authority to regulate carbon dioxide emissions to protect publi...
China to cut coal capacity by 800 million tonnes by 2020
Dec 31, 2016 (AFP)
China has set a target of reducing its annual coal capacity by 800 million tonnes, according to a government plan reported Saturday by state media. Despite the ...
Norway fund blacklists more coal groups over climate concerns
Dec 21, 2016 (AFP)
Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, has barred 15 more companies linked to coal operations, most of them American and Asian, the Norwegian cent...
Black coal, thin pickings: China's miners face decline
Dec 14, 2016 (AFP)
The global fight against climate change and Beijing's efforts to combat choking pollution have been a disaster for Lu Fanyuan. Facing unemployment after years w...
Coal demand shifting to Asia, IEA says
Dec 12, 2016 (UPI)
Higher prices for some fossil fuels leaves emerging economies in Asia looking to cheaper coal, which remains the fuel of choice globally, the IEA said. The Inte...
China halts North Korean coal imports
Dec 10, 2016 (AFP)
China announced Saturday that it was suspending coal imports from North Korea for three weeks, in line with the latest United Nations sanctions against the herm...
India-backed Australia mega coal mine to start work mid-2017
Dec 06, 2016 (AFP)
A controversial India-backed Aus$21.7 billion (US$16 billion) giant coal project near Australia's Great Barrier Reef is set to start construction by the middle ...
China coal mine blasts kill 59: report
Dec 03, 2016 (AFP)
At least 59 people have been killed in two separate Chinese coal mine blasts, according to death tolls reported by state media. An explosion Saturday at a colli...
China risks wasting $490 bn on coal plants: campaigners
Nov 28, 2016 (AFP)
China could waste as much as half a trillion dollars on unnecessary new coal-fired power stations, a climate campaign group said Monday, arguing the world's top...
Thousands demand scrap of Bangladesh coal-fired plant
Nov 26, 2016 (AFP)
Thousands of protesters gathered in the Bangladesh capital Saturday, demanding the government scrap a massive coal-fired power plant they say will destroy the w...
Canada to phase out coal power by 2030: official
Nov 21, 2016 (AFP)
Canada will shutter its coal-fired power plants by 2030 as part of its strategy to cut greenhouse gas emission under the Paris climate accord, Environment Minis...
Toll in China mine blast rises to 33
Nov 02, 2016 (AFP)
All 33 miners missing after a colliery explosion in China earlier this week have been confirmed dead, state media reported Wednesday, in the country's latest mi...
China blast kills 15 miners, 18 missing: state media
Nov 01, 2016 (AFP)
Fifteen miners are confirmed dead and 18 missing after a coal mine explosion in southwest China Monday, state media reported, the latest mining disaster in the ...
U.S., Canada aim to cut emissions from coal
Oct 19, 2016 (UPI)
The federal U.S. and Canadian governments said they'd work together at a test facility in Canada to examine ways to cut emissions from coal-fired plants. Natura...
Climate: Catholic groups divest from fossil fuels
Oct 03, 2016 (AFP)
Seven Catholic organisations on four continents announced in a joint communique Tuesday their divestment from fossil fuel companies in order to help curb the th...
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