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National Coal Mining Museum workers set for strike action - BBC News
Image source, National Coal Mining Museum The National Coal Mining Museum is set to pause its underground tours due to a staff pay dispute. More than 40 members of the UNISON union at the museum in Wakefield are to go on strike for four weeks after…
Polish Energy Minister Sees Future for Coal in Climate Wind Down
Poland's new energy minister said he supports a moderate path to meet the country's climate ambitions, allowing some coal-fired power plant to still be used in 2040. Poland is in the process of thrashing out its 2040 energy policy, with progress…
Glencore Earnings Fall on Lower Coal Prices, Copper Production Challenges
adjusted earnings fell in the first half, dragged by weaker coal prices and lower copper production, while an impairment from its Colombian coal operations unexpectedly widened its net loss. The commodities giant said Wednesday that adjusted…
California cut coal from its energy supply. Why it might plug back into fossil fuels
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California spent decades building one of the greenest power grids on Earth. It ditched coal, cut fossil fuels, and built so much solar it now runs the world's…
India's coal-fired power can surely be cleaner
Sustained economic growth necessitates a stable, growing electricity supply. Since 2021, India's annual electricity demand has soared beyond forecasts, with FY27 projections met in 2025 underscoring the sharp consumption rise. Meanwhile…
India's coal use dips as renewables and hydro power surge in 2025
India's power plants are withdrawing more coal from record high inventories and slashing fresh purchases from state-run Coal India, as coal use for power generation fell for a fourth month despite a rise in electricity demand. Coal-fired power…
Decarbonizing The Industrial Sector: Can AI Catalyze Global Progress?
30 May 2024, Brandenburg, Eisenhüttenstadt: The hot rolling mill of ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt GmbH. Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa (Photo by Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via Getty Images) dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images According…
India, Russia seek closer ties amid Trump tariffs
India and Russia are exploring opportunities in rare earth and critical minerals extraction, underground coal gasification, and creation of modern industrial infrastructure, an official statement said on Wednesday. The issue came up for discussions…
Why nuclear is the center of the stock market's energy trade in 2025
Nuclear energy stocks got a big boost this week after US Transportation Secretary and interim NASA administrator Sean Duffy announced plans to expedite a nuclear reactor on the moon. The comments sent stocks such as Oklo, Nucor and Nano Nuclear…
Miner Glencore decides against moving stock market listing from London to US
The FTSE 100 miner Glencore has decided to retain its stock market listing in London, rejecting calls for it to move to the US in a boost for the London Stock Exchange. The Swiss-headquartered company said that shifting its listing away to a rival…
DTE Energy Company (DTE) Stock Forecasts
DTE Energy is a Detroit-based diversified energy company with gas and electric operations with generation, transmission, and distribution operations. Its subsidiaries include Detroit Edison, an electric utility serving 2.3 million customers in…
Opinion | China's clean energy transition solves several problems at once
China has been increasing investment in renewable energy to give its economy a boost. In the first half of 2025, China's solar power generation capacity jumped 54.2 per cent year on year, while wind power 's generation capacity increased by 22.7…
Blue Badge holders warned over new rule change starting next week
More than 11,000 blue badge holders could lose out on £3,750 assistance because of strict affordability requirements in the government's fresh Electric Car Grant portal, which is due to go live on August 11. Matt Fieldhouse, group managing…
Boost for London as FTSE giant abandons plans to flee to US
Glencore, which made its stock market debut in 2011, has been reviewing its listing arrangements since February amid an exodus of blue chip companies from the London market. Former FTSE 100 businesses including Ashtead, Paddy Power owner Flutter…
Joseph Lovett, TV Producer Who Shed an Early Light on AIDS, Dies at 80
Joseph Lovett, a broadcast news producer and documentarian who made one of the first long-form network television segments on the AIDS crisis and who plumbed his own personal tragedies in works that blended reporting and public health advocacy…
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