The Latest Breaking News from Coal

Russia is drawing closer to its goal of fully capturing Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland of coal mines and factories

The proposal floated by the last government must be buried for good. And it’s time for a windfall profits tax on gas exporters.

Researchers find "massive under-reporting" of methane emissions from Australian coal mines — but new technology could make a huge difference. So why isn't it being used?

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The sooner we shift away from ageing coal and expensive gas, the quicker electricity prices and emissions will fall

Ember thinktank report based on IEA estimate suggests coal contributes more to climate crisis than all the cars on Australian roads

Russia on Tuesday claimed to have taken control of 97% of one of the two provinces that make up Ukraine's Donbas, bringing the Kremlin closer to its goal of fully capturing the eastern industrial heartland of coal mines and factories. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Moscow’s forces hold nearly…

Methane emissions from Australian coal mines could be double official estimates, a new report says, threatening efforts to limit global warming to 1.5C.

Energy giants of the Illawarra are responding to the national gas crisis by increasing supply and talking up both renewable and coal seam gas options.

Gunn Agri Partners will add about 6,000 hectares of land on the Liverpool Plains to its portfolio after Shenhua abandoned its plan for a coal mine.

Parts of Australia have avoided soaring power prices thanks to high levels of renewable energy as experts call for a faster national grid overhaul.