The Latest Breaking News from Coal

BHP to make record dividend payment after coal recovery lights up its annual earnings

World’s biggest miner expects demand from China to be a ‘source of stability’ in the year ahead

Evening Standard · Aug 16, 2022

Total methane emissions have declined since 1991, but methane emissions from livestock are up

The Inflation Reduction Act aims to reduce emissions from agriculture and natural gas systems , the top two sources of methane emissions

USAFacts · Aug 15, 2022

More flooding in Mexican mine frustrates rescue effort for 10 miners

Mexico's efforts to save 10 miners who became trapped in a flooded coal mine 13 days ago hit another setback as underground water levels have surged higher, officials said on Monday.

Reuters · Aug 15, 2022

Greens propose shutting down all Victorian coal-fired power plants by 2030

Exclusive: New bill also increases the state’s legislated renewable energy target to 100% by decade’s end

The Guardian - AU · Aug 14, 2022

‘We’ve fixed it’: Bowen says of renewables transition but work on details continues

'We've fixed it,' says Chris Bowen, but the government is yet to reach a definitive answer on some of the key details relating to energy transition.

The New Daily · Aug 14, 2022

Can Manchester avoid a winter of blackouts?

Worst-case scenario could see country left short of power

Manchester Evening News · Aug 14, 2022

Herald team wins NSW journalism award

Five Herald reporters have won a prestigious NSW journalism award for the newspaper's Power and the Passion series about the Hunter's transition from coal to renewable energy.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 14, 2022

Climate bill: Could coal communities shift to nuclear?

A major economic bill headed to the president has “game-changing” incentives for the nuclear energy industry, experts say, and those tax credits are even more substantial if a facility is sited in a community with a coal plant that's closing

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2022

A battle for Ukraine’s mineral and energy wealth

After nearly six months of fighting, Moscow’s invasion has yielded at least one big reward write Anthony Faiola and Dalton Bennett

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2022

Initial dives in collapsed Mexican mine unsuccessful

Rescue divers’ first attempts to reach 10 miners trapped inside a flooded coal mine since last week were stopped by debris-filled shafts and poor visibility

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2022