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  • Thursday, 25 February, 2021
    ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
    Vanguard tops list of world’s largest coal investors

    Campaigners urge asset managers to divest from fossil fuels to help fight climate change

  • Thursday, 25 February, 2021
    Drax Group PLC
    Drax drops plan to build Europe’s biggest gas plant

    Yorkshire project scrapped after opposition from environmental groups

  • Tuesday, 9 February, 2021
    Climate change
    Go-ahead for Cumbrian coal mine put on hold

    Local council to reconsider approval for controversial colliery amid concern over UK climate targets

  • Friday, 5 February, 2021
    FTfmJohn Dizard
    Buy coal-fired power plants, shut them down and reap cost-plus profits

    Utilities love the Biden administration’s green energy plan

  • Tuesday, 26 January, 2021
    Renewable energy
    China pours money into green Belt and Road projects

    Renewables account for half of Beijing’s energy investments in 2020 but coal share also grows

  • Thursday, 21 January, 2021
    Vale SA
    Vale takes first step to divest coal assets

    Brazilian miner to gain full control of lossmaking Mozambique business ahead of planned sale

  • Wednesday, 20 January, 2021
    LexBHP Group PLC
    BHP/coal: smutty books Premium

    The mining group should have got out of coal earlier when the price was better

  • Wednesday, 20 January, 2021
    BHP Group PLC
    BHP slashes value of Australian thermal coal assets

    Country’s industry has been rocked by China’s decision to ban imports after dispute over coronavirus

  • Tuesday, 19 January, 2021
    Energy sector
    US court strikes down Trump’s pro-coal power sector rules

    Decision gives Biden clean slate to deal with emissions from electricity generation

  • Promoted Content
  • Tuesday, 19 January, 2021
    Big miners face new front in Colombia human rights battle

    Activists seek OECD help to close vast Cerrejón coal project owned by Anglo American, BHP and Glencore

  • Wednesday, 13 January, 2021
    Indian politics & policy
    Goans rally against Modi plan to turn tourist magnet into coal hub

    New Delhi wants to lay another rail track through wildlife sanctuary to transport fossil fuels

  • Monday, 11 January, 2021
    Renewable energy
    Wind power overtakes coal in Texas electricity generation

    Renewables capacity is surging in US state that is the heartland of fossil fuels

  • Monday, 11 January, 2021
    US coalminers’ Asia ‘pipe dream’ evaporates

    Collapse of west coast port project deals blow to hopes of an export-driven recovery

  • Thursday, 7 January, 2021
    Mining
    Miners face up to climate challenge

    Tackling ‘Scope 3’ emissions produced when customers burn coal will be vital to win investment

  • Wednesday, 6 January, 2021
    UK energy
    Go-ahead for new UK coal mine attracts ire of green campaigners

    Government declines to review Cumbrian plans for first deep pit for 30 years despite pledges on climate

  • Tuesday, 29 December, 2020
    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd
    Mitsubishi Heavy looks beyond solar and wind in clean energy push

    Japanese conglomerate faces emissions challenge because of reliance on carbon-heavy businesses

  • Wednesday, 23 December, 2020
    Environment
    Asia’s developing economies shun coal

    While traditional lenders cut ties with fossil fuel projects, critics fear China will fill the void

  • Tuesday, 22 December, 2020
    Coal prices rally on strong Asian demand and tight global supplies

    Pick-up comes as a relief for major producers such as Glencore

  • Monday, 21 December, 2020
    Chinese politics & policy
    ‘Politics come first’ as ban on Australian coal worsens China’s power cuts

    Factories and street lights shut down to save energy as embargo contributes to shortages

  • Thursday, 17 December, 2020
    South Korean business & finance
    South Korea fund managers look to cut ties with coal

    Investment firms under pressure to stop pouring cash into country’s fossil fuel projects

  • Tuesday, 15 December, 2020
    Chinese trade
    Australia warns China coal ban will contravene WTO rules

    Boycott heralds widening of economic coercion measures against Canberra, analysts say

  • Tuesday, 1 December, 2020
    Pollution
    Belt and Road pollution blacklist discourages fossil fuel investments

    Study urges Chinese banks to steer clear of projects that damage the environment

  • Tuesday, 1 December, 2020
    Utilities
    Biden’s renewable energy deadline too ambitious says power boss

    Overhauling electricity market by 2035 would be ‘prohibitively expensive’ for consumers according to Vistra CEO

  • Friday, 27 November, 2020
    China’s crackdown on Australian coal imports sends prices sliding

    Traders say move is reshaping trade flows and could undermine pricing benchmark

  • Monday, 23 November, 2020
    Chinese business & finance
    Beijing warns of crackdown on misconduct after bond defaults

    China’s debt market roiled after high-profile state-owned groups miss payments

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