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U.S. Emissions Jumped in 2025 as Coal Power Rebounded
America's greenhouse gas emissions increased by 2.4 percent in 2025 after two years of decline amid a resurgence of coal power, according to estimates published Tuesday by the Rhodium Group, a research firm. The researchers identified two main…
EPA moves to keep Colorado coal plants open
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has said it is finalizing its disapproval of Colorado's state plan to close several coal plants, on the basis that the state does not have consent from all plants and the plan does not comply with the…
US Emissions Are Up Again, Thanks in Part to Data Centers and Coal
US greenhouse gas emissions grew by an estimated 2.4% last year, driven in part by increasing electricity usage among data centers and cryptocurrency mining, according to a new report from the Rhodium Group. The uptick reverses the downward trend…
China planning dozens of plants that use coal instead of oil to make plastics
China is stepping up its efforts to use its vast coal reserves instead of oil to produce plastics and synthetic rubber. Coal can be refined to make olefins – an essential raw material for tens of thousands of chemical products that include…
Coal power falls in China and India for first time in decades
Coal-fired power generation fell in both China and India in 2025 for the first time in more than five decades, as non-fossil energy sources grew fast enough in both countries to meet rising electricity demand. Electricity generated by coal plants…
China and India Both See Rare Slide in Coal Power Output, Report Finds
The world's two largest users of coal power both reduced generation from the polluting fossil fuel last year for the first time in more than 50 years, according to a new report. China's coal-fired generation fell 1.6% last year while India's…
Coal India arm Bharat Coking Coal IPO subscribed 146.81 times on final day of bidding
The initial public offering of Bharat Coking Coal Ltd got subscribed a massive 146.81 times on the final day of bidding on Tuesday (January 13, 2026), led by heavy investors' participation. The ₹1,071-crore IPO received bids for…
Historic moment as coal power falls simultaneously in China and India
, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Coal power generation fell in both India and China last year as a result of a massive surge in renewable energy deployment, marking…
Norochocholai coal-fired power complex seen as facing staggering financial losses
Sri Lanka's first and largest coal-fired power complex at Norochcholai is staring at mounting financial losses running into millions of rupees as low-quality coal imports, rejected shipments and unusable stockpiles disrupt operations and expose…
Czech Prime Minister Babiš faces confidence vote as government shifts Ukraine policy
PRAGUE -- The Czech Republic's new government led by populist Prime Minister Andrej Babiš was set to face a mandatory confidence vote in Parliament over its agenda aimed at steering the country away from supporting Ukraine and rejecting some…
JERA on track for 20% ammonia co-firing at Hekinan coal power plant in FY29
HEKINAN, Japan, Jan 13: Japan's biggest power generator JERA is on track to achieve 20 per cent ammonia co-firing at a unit of its Hekinan thermal power station in fiscal 2029, marking the world's first commercial use of ammonia as a fuel, the…
The View From Above Antarctica's Fastest Melting Glacier
We're bringing you the latest from our journey to Antarctica's fastest-melting glacier, but first let's get caught up: Maxine Joselow reports on a seismic shift by the Environmental Protection Agency in the way it regulates industry. For decades…
Staffordshire: Appeal launched to save Foxfield Colliery - BBC News
Coal mines once dominated the landscape across Staffordshire. The Foxfield Colliery, which opened near Blythe Bridge in 1880 and closed in 1965, is one of the few sites in the county to still have its railway line in place. In recent years, the…
US carbon pollution rose in 2025. Experts blame cold winter, high natural gas prices, data centers
WASHINGTON -- In a reversal from previous years' pollution reductions, the United States spewed 2.4% more heat-trapping gases from the burning of fossil fuels in 2025 than in the year before, researchers calculated in a study released Tuesday. The…
Cold and data centres drive up US greenhouse gas emissions
A very cold start to 2025 and the growing power demands of data centres and cryptocurrencies saw US emissions of planet-warming gases rise for the first time in three years, a new analysis shows. Last year homes burned more gas for heating while…
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