The Latest Breaking News from Coal

'Social cost per tonne': how Hunter mine expansion bid tackles climate change

The 'downstream consumption of coal by end users' doesn't count at home, says coal-mining company MACH Energy

Newcastle Herald · Jun 13, 2022

UK close to deal with EDF to keep coal-fired power station open

French firm in talks to extend life of Nottinghamshire plant to shore up Britain’s winter energy supplies

The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2022

British farmers being paid to bury burnt wood as part of new carbon capture trial

Researchers in a multi-million-pound trial are placing 200 tonnes of a charcoal-like substance under woodland and farmland in an attempt to improve British soil health and turn waste carbon into a useful nutrient.

Daily Mirror · Jun 13, 2022

Tongan volcano pumice expected to wash up on Townsville beaches this year

A geologist says it's not uncommon for black lumps of compressed sediment, or even coal, to wash up on Queensland beaches. But soon you could find pumice from Tonga's volcanic eruption.

ABC News · Jun 10, 2022

Exploring a fossil fuel-free future, Georgia Power tests something new

For most of its 80 years of existence, Plant McDonough-Atkinson — the hulking Georgia Power plant that hugs the Chattahoochee River about 10 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta — relied on burning coal to power the city and its sprawling suburbs.

Tribune News Service · Jun 10, 2022

Michael Pascoe: Mates rates, or how the Coalition sat on a $100-billion gas-tax rort

Treasury officials are "briefing the new government on a number of matters, including the PRRT gas transfer price review”.

The New Daily · Jun 10, 2022

As the temperature cools, the heat is on Chris Bowen

Gas shortages, reported delays to major projects and coal-fired power woes are among the gifts handed to the new energy minister

The Guardian - AU · Jun 10, 2022

AGL, Australia's largest provider, reveals its coal-fired power generator outages will continue

There is no relief in sight from Australia's energy crisis with almost one-quarter of coal-fired capacity offline, and the nation's largest producer revealing several of its units will be out for some time.

ABC News · Jun 10, 2022

Energy market turmoil: Snowy Hydro delayed until 2028 while coal plants run at half capacity

Cold snap and gas shortages spike electricity prices amid multiple outages at coal-fired power stations

The Guardian - AU · Jun 10, 2022

Coal unit will be out for longer: AGL

As the energy debate continues to generate political heat, AGL says one of its units at Victoria's Loy Yang plant will remain offline until late September.

AAP · Jun 10, 2022