The Latest Breaking News from Coal

Climate activist Greta Thunberg says it would be “a mistake” for Germany to switch off its nuclear power plants if that means burning more planet-heating coal

“Council restates its opposition to all unconventional gas extraction under Wirral, its offshore waters and Dee and Mersey Estuaries”

Australians may have to choose between “heating” and “eating” next year, said Peter Dutton, as seeks to tie the government's renewables plan to rising bills.

If future historians pick a point in time when Australia comprehensively turned its back on coal-fired generation, they may well point to AGL’s decision to bring forward the closure of Loy Yang A, the cheapest (excluding emission costs) power generator in the energy market spanning eastern Australia.

The musician’s candid songs gave voice to the daily struggles of working-class women

Affordable green steel is a big deal, and could disrupt an industry that generates more than $870bn in revenues each year, writes Akshat Rathi

Proposed expansion would cover about 4,000 hectares and involve clearing of habitat for the koala, greater glider and other threatened species

Infrastructure Minister Catherine King has announced a review of the inland rail project. No review is needed: it’s a $20 billion subsidy to coal miners that should be shut immediately.

As Europe looks to Australia for more gas, a report has warned of the growing threat coal seam gas projects pose to the country's most valuable farmland.