China freezes out 12.8GW of overseas coal projects
Despite progress, 19.2GW of coal projects remain in a grey area of China’s “no new coal overseas” policy and could…
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Should we be worried about coal’s resurgence?
The European energy crisis and war in Ukraine mean coal demand is up. Is this cause for concern or simply…
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With its Russian coal ban, the EU blocks a fuel it wasn’t using much
European coal mining and use has plummeted over the past three decades. Russian coal now makes up a large share…
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What Europe can learn from Portugal’s accelerated coal exit
Portugal shut down its two remaining coal-fired power plants at the end of 2021, showing that an ambitious coal exit…
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Methane emissions from coal mines outstrip oil or gas
China’s Shanxi province is the leading global source of coal mine methane emissions, emitting roughly as much as the rest…
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China's pipeline of new coal capacity remains massive, and a new policy to end future plants is full of loopholes.
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Gas crisis results in 26% drop in EU coal decline
Coal power declined by just 3% from 2019 to 2021, compared with 29% in the previous two years, as new…
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Why not all coal phase-outs are created equal
Coal power must be rapidly phased out to reach net zero, but data shows some countries are planning their coal…
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