Coal Top Stories

Merkel allies pile on the pressure to keep coal plants running

Germany’s states are upping pressure on Chancellor Angela Merkel to keep coal-fired power for as long as 30 years as the nation approaches a deadline for setting an exit date from the fossil fuel.

Bloomberg News | August 22, 2018 | 6:45 am

The 30 countries leading the way in environmental credentials

List was complied using the environmental performance index (EPI), which…

CO2 Greetings | August 21, 2018 | 10:07 am

Trump promised to bring back coal – It’s declining again

Nineteen months into his term, there’s little improvement.

Bloomberg News | August 21, 2018 | 9:42 am

Trump to relax carbon limits on power plants to support US coal

The new plan would hand authority to states to create…

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 21, 2018 | 9:30 am

BHP annual profit jumps 33 percent, misses forecast

Analysts thought profits would reach $9.27 billion.

Reuters | August 20, 2018 | 4:00 pm

Australian mining jobs sector still growing, but new skills needed, report finds

Employment in the mining sector will rise by 7.4% over the next four years, with the oil and gas sector providing the largest number of new jobs

Ana Komnenic | December 16, 2013 | 12:51 am

Australian coal investments at risk of becoming ‘stranded assets’ – Oxford study says

New research suggests that Australian coal's second-biggest customer, China, could be headed for a coal-free diet.

Ana Komnenic | December 15, 2013 | 7:00 pm

Chinese leaders rally the country behind economic reforms

Statement after annual planning meeting warns of "downward pressure" on the world's second largest economy and the need to take "bold steps" to reform industry.

Frik Els | December 13, 2013 | 6:27 pm