Developers say a decision will be made soon on an open cast coal mine at Druridge Bay, NorthumberlandPhoto: Durham Univeristy/PA A controversial planning application to build what would be the UK’s biggest coal mine close to a tranquil stretch of coastline is to be...
The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken energy markets to the core this year, creating incredible volatility for fuel prices. The one energy source that hasn’t blinked though is coal, a fuel that may come out stronger through the current crisis, a Rystad Energy analysis...
India’s thermal coal imports rose 12.6 percent to nearly 200 million tonnes in 2019, government data reviewed by Reuters showed, reflecting the second straight year of growth in shipments of the fuel despite attempts by the government to cut imports. Coal is...
State-miner Coal India Limited’s (CIL’s) planned investment in overseas coal assets is facing stiff speed-breakers, with global merchant bankers unwilling to take up an advisory and due diligence mandate for the so-called ‘dirty fuel’. Last year, the miner floated a...
Brazil’s COP30 presidency pushed through a compromise climate deal on Saturday that would boost finance for poor nations coping with global warming but that omitted any mention of the fossil fuels driving it. In securing the accord, Brazil hoped to demonstrate...
