by Trevor Barratt | Jun 30, 2023 | News
Germany is pushing South Africa to phase out coal as agreed, despite domestic opposition to the planned mothballing of aged power plants amid repeated power outages in the African country. Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock visited Johannesburg on on the...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 22, 2022 | News
An open cast coal mine in Welzow, Germany. The nation now generates more than a third of its electricity from coal-fired power plants. | REUTERS Germany is set to boost its reliance on coal as it battles an unprecedented energy crisis — even at the expense of its...
by Gordon Barratt | Nov 28, 2022 | News
In what has been described as “the biggest clash between the mining industry and Federal Government in more than a decade”, Australian coal miners are set to launch a multimillion-dollar advertising campaign against a proposed cap on coal prices. The news...
by Gordon Barratt | Nov 10, 2022 | News
The Minerals Council of Australia says renewables and gas, not coal, set the price in electricity market. The group was responding to news that the government planned to intervene and push down gas and coal prices temporarily, believing it was warranted by...
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 30, 2022 | News
Two months of scorching heatwaves and drought plunged China into an energy security crisis. The southwest province of Sichuan, for example, relies on dams to generate around 80% of its electricity, with growth in hydropower crucial for China meeting...
