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Hundreds of homes in northern England now use coal mine water heat

The plant in Gateshead makes use of water-filled, disused coal workings 150 metres beneath the town centre and harnesses geothermal energy from mine water.

Staff Writer | October 14, 2023 | 3:54 pm

Supreme Court of Canada rules federal environmental impact law is unconstitutional

Impact Assessment Act enables Ottawa to regulate energy, mining and…

Sean Fine - The Globe and Mail | October 13, 2023 | 9:38 am

Australian court backs coal mine expansions in key climate case

Australia has seen a slew of legal challenges against projects over their…

Bloomberg News | October 11, 2023 | 9:00 am

World’s top miners need more ambition to meet climate targets

The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis examined five miners with…

Bloomberg News | October 11, 2023 | 8:05 am

Coal industry faces 1 million job losses from global energy transition – research

Hundreds of labor-intensive mines are expected to close in the…

Reuters | October 10, 2023 | 6:01 am

Wealthiest nations offer Indonesia $20 billion to wean off coal

A group led by the US and Japan has offered Indonesia a $20bn package to help it pay for shifting to renewable energy.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 15, 2022 | 3:37 am

Rail halt is further drag on sliding South African coal exports

Coal exports were forecast to drop to 50 million tons in 2022 from 58 million in 2021.

Bloomberg News | November 14, 2022 | 7:35 am

Novel copper-based material key to safely convert heat into electricity

Researchers are working to replace toxic lead and tellurium in thermoelectric devices.

Staff Writer | November 14, 2022 | 6:06 am

Africa moving very slowly toward clean energy transition — report

Africa’s investments accounted for only 0.6% of the $434 billion destined for clean energy worldwide.

Staff Writer | November 13, 2022 | 11:22 am

South African efforts to clear coal railway derailment disrupted by violence

South Africa’s Transnet said extortion and violent acts significantly disrupted efforts to clear a train derailment on a coal export line.

Bloomberg News | November 13, 2022 | 10:24 am

Germany considers national fund in scramble for raw materials

Germany is already offering loan guarantees to commodity trading houses to buy energy and key metals.

Bloomberg News | November 11, 2022 | 10:32 am

ArcelorMittal’s Q3 profit beats expectations on energy savings

ArcelorMittal said it had cut its gas consumption in Europe by 30% in a bid to counter surging energy prices.

Reuters | November 10, 2022 | 2:32 pm

Teck Resources secures 100% renewable power supply for Quebrada Blanca phase 2 from 2025

Clean energy contract will mitigate about 1.6 million tonnes of annual greenhouse gas emissions, equivalent to removing over 340,000 combustion engine passenger vehicles from the road.

Henry Lazenby | November 10, 2022 | 12:53 pm

Empty iron ore ships switch to coal to survive China’s slump

Cargo ships suffering from weak Chinese demand for iron ore are finding coal a more lucrative alternative.

Bloomberg News | November 10, 2022 | 7:30 am

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