The Latest Breaking News from Coal

Confused about carbon capture? Experts explain why we need different types

The production of steel, concrete, fuel and agriculture chemicals is energy intensive. These industries critically rely on vast amounts of fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas) because the electricity grid doesn’t yet have enough capacity to distribute, store and supply renewables at scale.

The Conversation · Aug 3

‘A reminder of why we have unions’: Matewan writer and director on the film’s lessons for the labor movement

John Sayles’s 1987 film, which dramatizes a 1920 labor conflict, shows how class solidarity can overcome prejudice

The Guardian - US · Aug 3

A new coal-fired power station and the 'cult of net zero': inside Hunter mining conference

There was unanimous support for Hunter Valley Operations' extension bid.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 3

India's record renewable generation in July cuts coal's share in power mix to 1-year low

India's coal power generation fell to its lowest point in a year during July. Renewable energy sources reached a record high, contributing twenty percent to the nation's power mix. Solar and wind output exceeded one hundred gigawatts for the first time in history. Hydropower generation declined due to lower rainfall…

The Economic Times · Aug 1

Adani to pay no company tax despite $1bn revenue from Queensland coalmine

Indian conglomerate offsets earnings from Carmichael mine to report $340.6m loss, after promising billions in taxes and royalties

The Guardian - AU · Aug 1

Clickgate: what cricket cheating scandal reveals about the nebulous ‘spirit’ of the game

Cricket, by some metrics the world’s second most popular sport, has a penchant for producing rather peculiar scandals. UK-Australian relations were put under significant strain over the way that Harold Larwood, a coal miner from Nottinghamshire who could hurl cricket balls at batters very quickly, bowled at Don Bradman and…

The Conversation · Jul 31

Bright spark or low-power? Find out how much you know about renewables – quiz

Do you know your solar panels from your wind turbines? Test your knowledge in our renewable energy quiz

The Guardian - UK · Jul 31

34 killed as methane explosion tears through coal mine in Pakistan's Balochistan

A methane gas explosion in Pakistan's Balochistan province killed at least thirty-four miners. Ten miners remained trapped underground after the blast ripped through the coal mine. Rescue teams worked against time to locate and recover the remaining trapped workers. Authorities announced compensation for the families of the deceased miners. The…

The Times of India · Jul 31

34 miners killed in a methane explosion at a coal mine in southwestern Pakistan

A methane gas explosion at a coal mine in southwestern Pakistan has killed 34 miners

The Independent UK · Jul 31

India doubles down on strategic manufacturing--from semiconductors to hydrogen trains: Finmin Report

India is accelerating a broad-based industrial strategy that spans semiconductors, electronics, commercial space, green mobility, rare earths, shipbuilding and coal gasification, signalling a coordinated push to reduce import dependence, strengthen domestic manufacturing and build resilient supply chains amid an increasingly uncertain global environment.

The Economic Times · Jul 31