Australian state’s coal royalty hike could nudge others to follow suit – analysts

Queensland's bigger-than-expected hike in coal royalties could embolden other Australian states and resources-heavy countries around the world to make similar moves.

Reuters | June 22, 2022 | 8:00 am

South Africa’s $8.5 billion climate pact may draw new partners

The Just Energy Transition Partnership was announced at the COP26 talks in Glasgow in November.

Bloomberg News | June 21, 2022 | 1:18 pm

China shows it’s serious about enforcing coal price controls

China’s top planning agency has demonstrated its intent to keep coal prices in check.

Bloomberg News | June 21, 2022 | 8:10 am

Glencore unit pleads guilty to bribery in Africa

Glencore Energy admitted to paying more than $28 million in bribes to secure preferential access to oil in five countries.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 21, 2022 | 3:48 am

Surging energy prices force Japanese steel giant to revisit coal

Nippon Steel currently has minority stakes in six coking coal assets, mostly in Australia.

Bloomberg News | June 20, 2022 | 2:47 pm

Austria returns to coal era in hedge against Russian power play

State-controlled Verbund, Austria’s biggest utility and most valuable company, was ordered late Sunday to prepare its mothballed Mellach coal-fired station for operation.

Bloomberg News | June 20, 2022 | 8:32 am

Germany is taking steps to bolster gas supplies, Habeck says

The German government is preparing to fire up more coal plants to keep the use of gas at a minimum.

Bloomberg News | June 19, 2022 | 2:07 pm

New Wyoming facility to boost extraction of REEs from coal

The Wyoming Innovation Center is a place for companies and researchers to work on developing asphalt, graphene, graphite, agricultural char, and carbon fibre, and extract rare earths from coal and coal byproducts.

Staff Writer | June 19, 2022 | 1:37 pm

Australia’s opposition party flags more ambitious emissions goal

But coal and gas are going to continue to be “part of the mix.”

Bloomberg News | June 19, 2022 | 10:57 am

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