The Latest Breaking News from Coal

The federal opposition would make taxpayers fork out the combined equivalent of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's wealth to set up nuclear reactors.

A Dutton government would keep coal working hard for much longer under its nuclear policy, while renewables would provide only a little over half the electricity generated in 2050.

Energy industry group calls for policy push on faster renewables rollout as ACTU energy adviser says Coalition’s proposal won’t create ‘a single job’

The Guardian visits a Soviet-era coal-fired thermal installation to explore how it has held up to Russian attacks

Meeting Indonesia's pledge to phase out coal power in just 15 years and reach net-zero emissions by mid-century is a "daunting task" that will require immediate and ambitious action, experts warn.

The shift is driven largely by a decline in production from coal, gas and oil, as well as growing wind, solar and biomass power

In South Africa, the new 2024 Climate Change Act requires local governments to plan responses to global warming. These local authorities should find ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions where possible, such as from their bus services, and reduce their use of electricity that is produced by burning coal. They…

Planned legislation includes body that would monitor abandoned tips in effort to prevent disasters

Peter Dutton dismisses the latest analysis from the national science agency. Here’s what it says about energy costs – and the opposition’s criticism

National science agency dismisses argument nuclear’s economics have not been adequately considered in new draft report

A Pennsylvania coroner’s office says investigators believe they have located the body of a woman who was last seen four days earlier near a sinkhole above a shuttered coal mine