カテゴリー: Coal
The world’s top coal consumer implements power rationing as supplies dwindle ahead of winter China has told railway companies and local authorities to expedite vital coal supplies to utilities as the world’s second largest economy grapples with extensi…
China was lender of last resort for overseas governments seeking finance for coal projectsXi Jinping’s announcement that China will stop funding overseas coal projects could buy the world about three more months in the race to keep global heating to a …
China was lender of last resort for overseas governments seeking finance for coal projectsXi Jinping’s announcement that China will stop funding overseas coal projects could buy the world about three more months in the race to keep global heating to a …
Xi Jinping’s promise reflects growing awareness of the climate crisis in China and falling renewable pricesThe pledge by China’s president, Xi Jinping, on Tuesday to cease building new coal-fired power projects outside the country will be welcome news …
Experts welcome Xi Jinping’s announcement at UN as hugely influential, but concerns remain over domestic emissionsPresident Xi Jinping has announced that China will not build new coal-fired power projects abroad, using his address at the United Nations…
China, India, Indonesia, Japan and Vietnam plan to build more than 600 coal power unitsFive Asian countries are jeopardising global climate ambitions by investing in 80% of the world’s planned new coal plants, according to a report.Carbon Tracker, a fi…
Owners of Queensland’s controversial Carmichael mine say plant will use 3.1m tonnes of coal a year to make PVCThe owners of the controversial Carmichael mine in Queensland want to build a US$4bn plant in India that would use Australian coal to make pla…
Move towards renewables to hit net zero by 2060 would also pay off with saving of $1.6tn, analysis findsChina must shut down nearly 600 of its coal-fired power plants in the next 10 years, replacing them with renewable electricity generation, to meet i…
Energy watchdog’s Fatih Birol says shift away from coal in key regions needs to be made a global priorityDependency on coal in key parts of the world is preventing a global green recovery from taking off, and the shift away from coal needs to be made a…
Some 53 vessels have been waiting offshore for more than four weeks while coal ships from other countries have delivered their loadsMore than 50 Australian coal ships are still stranded off China’s coast, held up by a Chinese government import ban, des…
Prime minister says if the Chinese state media reports are correct the ban would be a breach of WTO rulesScott Morrison has accused China of breaching international trade rules and its agreement with Australia through its reported ban on Australian coa…
Two companies granted permission to clear land at Hwange national park, home to cheetahs, elephants and rhinosRhinos, giraffes, cheetahs and other endangered species face a new threat in Zimbabwe’s Hwange national park: Chinese mining companies.Zhongxi…
António Guterres tells country to stop building coal-fired power stations for sake of climateIndia must swiftly and permanently turn away from coal despite its need for cheap energy, the UN secretary general has urged, aiming to revive global action on…
Narendra Modi’s dream of a ‘self-reliant India’ comes at a terrible price for its indigenous populationOver the past decade, Umeshwar Singh Amra has witnessed his homeland descend into a battleground. The war being waged in Hasdeo Arand, a rich and bio…
Australian photographer Brian Cassey visits Hasdeo Arand, one of the largest contiguous stretches of dense forest in central India. The area is rich in biodiversity, containing many threatened species including elephants, leopards and sloth bears. A ra…