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A dumper unloads coal at a coal yard at the Deendayal Port in Kandla, in the western state of Gujarat, India, September 25, 2024. REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo
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Opinion: India’s lower coal imports mean bad news for power emissions

By Gavin Maguire LITTLETON, Colorado (Reuters) -India lowered imports of thermal coal by over 5.5 million tons in 2024 from the year before,...

FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of the machinery at the coal terminal of Huanghua port, in Hebei province, China February 1, 2023. China Daily via REUTERS/File Photo
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Column-China’s iron ore and coal imports ease in January, but prices diverge: Russell

China, the world's largest producer, consumer and importer of coal, may need less from the seaborne market as domestic supplies increase.

Energy authorities say quick action is needed to fill the gap left by shuttered coal-fired power stations (AFP)
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Australia says reliance on coal-fired power drops to record low

Renewable energy sources supplied a record 46 percent of electricity in the quarter third, peaking at 75.6 percent on November 6.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith addresses party members at the UCP annual meeting in Red Deer, Alta., Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Smith says taxpayers must be protected from lawsuits as Alberta lifts coal moratorium

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the province had taxpayers in mind when it decided to lift a ban on new coal...

Indonesia opened its carbon exchange to international buyers on Monday, aiming to raise funds to help meet ambitious domestic climate goals (AFP)
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Indonesia launches international carbon exchange

Indonesia launches a carbon exchange for global buyers, seeking funds to achieve ambitious climate goals.

Protesters are seen gathered outside the offices of the Alberta Energy Regulator as public hearings take place inside, in Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Matthew Scace
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Albertans await decision on potential coal mine as public hearings wrap up

Protests mark final hearing on controversial Alberta coal mine, as decision nears on Northback Holdings' project.

FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of the machinery at the coal terminal of Huanghua port, in Hebei province, China February 1, 2023. China Daily via REUTERS/File Photo
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China torments and titillates seaborne coal market

For coal exporters, China is both saviour and tormentor, as record imports come with plummeting seaborne prices.

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US official warns Puerto Rico of weak power generation as it prepares for a Trump administration

US Energy Sec warns Puerto Rico needs more power generation amid ongoing blackouts and grid struggles post-hurricane.

A view of the retired Agios Georgios power station in Keratsini suburb, near Athens, Greece, January 3, 2025. REUTERS/Louiza Vradi
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Europe’s power price divide hits southeastern economies

Greek businesses and households face soaring energy costs, as uneven investment deepens Southeast Europe's energy crisis.

Eighty percent of the fall in Germany's emissions for 2024 is thanks to record high production of renewable energy and the continued closure of coal-fired power stations (AFP)
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Pace of German emissions cuts slows in 2024: study

Germany’s 2024 emissions fell three per cent, a slower drop than 2023, hindered by stalled green investments in industry and households.

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