Focus on Coal
Global plan for early ditch of coal power hits Indonesia hurdle
A G7-backed plan to close coal plants in emerging markets faces delays, with Indonesia's Cirebon-1 deal still unresolved.
ADB approves $500 million loan for Indonesia’s energy transition efforts
The ADB approved a $500M loan to support Indonesia's clean energy transition, reducing coal use and boosting renewables.
India coal expansion risks massive methane growth: report
India's coal expansion could double methane emissions by 2029, threatening its climate goals, warns a new report.
‘End of an era’: UK to shut last coal-fired power plant
The Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station, a coal landmark in the UK, will close, marking the end of UK coal power.
What can the global energy transition learn from the UK experience?
An IEA review of how the United Kingdom is doing in its efforts to reach net-zero emissions contains valuable insights for the global...
Coal phase-out fuels far right in rural eastern Germany
The phasing-out of coal is fuelling the rise of the far right in Germany, it is claimed.
Planning permission for UK’s first coal mine in 30 years quashed by High Court
Mr Justice Holgate said in a ruling on Friday that giving the go-ahead for the coal mine at Whitehaven in Cumbria was “legally...
China coal production threatens climate goals: study
China's planned expansion of coal mining threatens the country's climate goals and risks vastly increasing its methane emissions, a study warned on Tuesday.
