The Latest Breaking News from Coal

Queensland emissions reduction goals ‘blown’ under government resources plan, advocates say

Draft mining plan flagged ‘net zero emissions’ for mining sector, but this was dropped from final document

The Guardian - AU · Jul 4, 2022

Top NGO calls Switzerland 'safe haven' for Russian oligarchs

A leading Swiss nongovernmental group is calling out Switzerland as a “safe haven” for Russian oligarchs and as a trading hub for Russian oil, grain and coal

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2022

Cardiff city centre office building given £4m overhaul

Dumfries Place has been renamed the Coal House in a £4m investment

Wales Online · Jul 4, 2022

Toxic habitat: heavy metals found in Hunter birds threat to wildlife

The Hunter Environment Centre is calling for a more thorough investigation of the bio-accumulation of heavy metals in birds living near coal-fired power stations.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 2, 2022

High heavy-metal levels found in bird feathers near NSW coal-fired power stations

Environmentalists have long suspected that heavy metals were leaching from power station coal ash dams into the ecosystem. Now they say they have the evidence to prove it.

ABC News · Jul 1, 2022

Failure to pay price of Hunter's post-coal transition carries high cost

EDITORIAL: Opportunity cost does not appear on a balance sheet until it is too late.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 1, 2022

With SCOTUS EPA Decision, Texas Coal Plants Live to Cook the Climate Another Day

Regardless of the federal ruling, local efforts to shut down the most polluting power plants and switch on clean energy continue.

Texas Observer · Jul 1, 2022

Record 29% rise in CIL output in Q1 monsoon boost for power plants

NEW DELHI: State-run Coal India Ltd’s production shot up by 29% to almost 160 million tonnes (MT) in the quarter ended June, a development that will boost fuel inventories at power plants and avert shortage when monsoon peaks to disrupt supply.

The Times of India · Jul 1, 2022

Prince Edward meets DoE gold winners including three generations of one family

The Earl of Wessex met 2,000 Duke of Edinburgh award winners in an event bringing to an end a week of royal engagements in Scotland.

The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2022

China urges U.S. to fulfill climate duties after Supreme Court ruling

The United States must meet its international obligations on climate change and do more than "shout slogans", China's foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Friday following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling limiting Washington's ability to cut power sector emissions.

Reuters · Jul 1, 2022