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India fuels worldwide jump in planned coal production
Enough new coalmining projects were proposed last year to increase global supplies by 2.5bn tonnes a year, an increase of 11% from the year before, even as demand for coal plateaus, according to a new report. Global Energy Monitor, an NGO, found…
SGX to use Dow Jones coking coal index for new contract
Dow Jones said on Thursday that it has reached an agreement with the Singapore Exchange that would allow the bourse to reference its coking coal index for a new derivative contract. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Dow Jones' McCloskey Australian…
Victorian Coalition says it would not accelerate end of coal power
The Victorian Coalition says it will not force the early closure of coal plants if it wins the November state election. Victoria is home to a number of coal-fired energy plants, with several slated for retirement in the next decade. The operator of…
China's Coal-to-Chemicals Push Pays Off With Record Profits
China's decade-plus quest to replace oil with coal in chemicals production is paying off for industry leader Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group Co., which pulled in record profits as crude prices soared due to the Middle East War. Baofeng, which accounts…
EU coal consumption reaches new record lows as phaseout accelerates
The share of coal in total EU electricity production fell to a historic low of 9.2 per cent in 2025, according to official data released by Eurostat on Thursday. The figures mark a continuation of a multi-decade energy transition across the…
Sole-searching over origins of Crimdon 'mystery' shoe art
Mystery surrounds the origins of a piece of coastal artwork featuring shoe soles nailed to a large wooden pole in the sand dunes. Jayne Gray regularly walks along Crimdon beach, near Hartlepool, and came across the sculpture before posting on…
India's planned coal mining capacity nearly doubles to 638 mtpa in 2025
India nearly doubled its planned coal mining capacity in 2025, fuelling a global rise in proposed coal mine developments, a report by Global Energy Monitor showed. * India's proposed coal mine capacity rose to 638…
National Coal Mining Museum trustees face scrutiny after staff complaints
The regulator took action following complaints raised by staff during a long-running strike, says UNISON. Trustees will be reminded of their legal responsibilities in areas including risk assessment, legal compliance and acting in the best…
India nearly doubles planned coal mining capacity
The global pipeline of proposed coal mining capacity has also seen a major jump, rising by some 11% year-on-year to reach 2,521 mtpa. GEM's research identifies a total of 837 coal mine proposals across the world, marking an almost 12% increase from…
Australia's largest aluminium smelter to run on renewables by 2033 after Rio Tinto strikes $2.5bn taxpayer bailout deal
Resources giant Rio Tinto says Australia's largest aluminium smelter will run entirely on renewable energy by 2033 after it struck a $2.5bn subsidy deal with the federal and New South Wales governments to prevent a potential closure. The deal…
South Korea private power firms wary of state generator merger
Aug. 13 (Asia Today) -- South Korea's private electricity producers are raising concerns that a proposed merger of five state-run generating companies could strengthen the government's influence over power-market pricing and reduce private-sector…
Our canals are a national treasure' - the crisis facing UK's historic waterways
The year opened with too much water, and now there's not enough. More than fifteen millions litres burst from the Llangollen Canal in Whitchurch, Shropshire, inundating fields and stranding narrowboats in the mud. Eight months on from that…
Democrats sound alarm over AI job apocalypse - but labor market isn't following script
In recent months, top Democrats like Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who caucuses with Senate Democrats, have raised fears about artificial intelligence and cast dismal projections about what it might mean for the job market, pressing for government…
Producer price gains maintain pressure on businesses as BOJ mulls rate path
Prices for Japan's corporate goods kept rising at an elevated pace in July, keeping high cost pressure on companies, as central bank officials continue to consider whether to proceed with additional interest rate hikes to contain inflation. The…
Forests Withered During an Ancient Warming Episode. History Could Repeat Itself
Roughly 56 million years ago, a surge of volcanic activity released massive amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, causing Earth's temperature to rapidly rise. A new investigation into this ancient global warming event offers insight into…
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