Recent News Headlines : World Coal Association

TESLA, AUSTRALIA TO TURN 50,000 HOMES INTO POWER GENERATORS


More than 60 percent of electricity generation in Australia is from coal, with 14 percent from renewables, according to government data published in 2016... READ MORE

5th February, 2018 12

TWO MISSED OPPORTUNITIES TO PROTECT THE WORLD'S FORESTS


After all, it has taken these trees years to absorb the carbon dioxide that's released when they're burned... READ MORE

22nd January, 2018 123

CANADIAN NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY A 'SAD STORY'


Canadian natural gas industry a 'sad story' analyst... READ MORE

17th January, 2018 521

BLIZZARD TRIGGERS A 60-FOLD SURGE IN PRICES FOR U.S. NATURAL GAS


Other major trading hubs in New York and New England saw prices exceed 100, according to a person familiar with those markets... READ MORE

4th January, 2018 870

UK FRACKERS ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME


The UK's shale gas industry is in a race against time to establish itself before climate change regulations shut it down... READ MORE

27th December, 2017 1793

CHINA INC BRACES FOR TESTING 2018 AS PROFIT GROWTH SLOWS TO SEVEN-MONT


At the end of November, industrial firms' liabilities were 6.3 percent higher then a year earlier, compared with a 6.7 percent increase at the end of October... READ MORE

27th December, 2017 76

MINISTRY RIGHT TO TURN UP THE HEAT ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT


As a result, some coal-burning boilers and coal-burning stoves in some villagers' homes have been demolished before natural gas has been supplied... READ MORE

18th December, 2017 0

INVESTORS SHUN FOSSIL FUELS AT PARIS CLIMATE SUMMIT, SLAM TRUMP'S 'SCIENTIFICALLY WRONG' ADVOCACY OF COAL


U.S. President Donald Trump has rejected the deal, calling climate change a hoax and vowing to restore jobs in the fossil fuel industry... READ MORE

13th December, 2017 214

AIIB LOANS $250M FOR BEIJING COAL-TO-GAS CONVERSION


The project will involve construction of natural gas distribution networks, pipelines and household connection facilities, the Beijing-based multilateral financial institution said in a statement... READ MORE

12th December, 2017 8

LIQUEFIED GAS PROVING TO BE A NATURAL FOR ENERGY FIRMS


Many countries are looking to LNG as a more secure source of natural gas imports than pipelines, said Rice University's Hartley... READ MORE

9th December, 2017 0

CALIFORNIA BILL IN THE WORKS TO BANISH GASOLINE CARS BY 2040


A California lawmaker wants to put the state alongside China, France and the U.K... READ MORE

5th December, 2017 14161

BEIJING ORDERS REGIONS TO 'REGULATE' GAS MARKET AS PRICES SOAR


The eight regions include top natural gas producing regions Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Sichuan and major gas consuming regions such as Hebei, Jiangsu, Liaoning and Beijing, he said... READ MORE

4th December, 2017 2

200 BCM OF GAS PIPED TO CHINA FROM CENTRAL ASIA


The project creates a win-win situation while benefiting over 300 million Chinese, it has also created nearly 10,000 jobs in Central Asia... READ MORE

30th November, 2017 1

WILL TRUMP'S EPA REPEAL THE US CARBON EMISSION PLAN?


We support the Clean Power Plan, said Bill Price, a senior organiser with the Sierra Club in West Virginia... READ MORE

30th November, 2017 297

COAL RETURNS AS FLASHPOINT IN GLOBAL CLIMATE-CHANGE FIGHT


Coal emerged as the surprise winner from two weeks of international climate talks in Germany, with leaders of the host country and neighboring Poland joini... READ MORE

19th November, 2017 9

WORLD VOWS TO STICK TO GLOBAL CLIMATE DEAL DESPITE US PULLOUT


The Bonn meeting was under the shadow of Trump's decision in June to withdraw from the Paris accord and instead promote the coal and oil industry... READ MORE

18th November, 2017 307

'POLITICAL WATERSHED' AS 19 COUNTRIES PLEDGE TO PHASE OUT COAL


A new alliance of 19 nations committed to quickly phasing out coal has been launched at the UN climate summit in Bonn, Germany... READ MORE

16th November, 2017 9908

POPE REBUKES CLIMATE DENIERS AS 'PERVERSE' IN BONN MESSAGE


Francis issued a message to the Bonn meeting, which is working to implement the 2015 Paris accord aimed at capping global emissions... READ MORE

16th November, 2017 0

BRAZIL'S OIL SALE PLANS PROMPT FEARS OF GLOBAL FOSSIL FUEL EXTRACTION RACE


The accusations contradict Brazil's position at this week's climate talks, where the country's negotiators have urged the world to be more ambitious in cutting carbon emissions... READ MORE

15th November, 2017 491

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UN WARNS OF CATASTROPHIC MASS FAMINE IN YEMEN


The money will support grassroots campaigns, research on the health impacts of coal and legal action against coal plants that are breaking pollution rules... READ MORE

9th November, 2017 332949

MICHAEL BLOOMBERGS WAR ON COAL GOES GLOBAL WITH $50M FUND


The money will support grassroots campaigns, research on the health impacts of coal and legal action against coal plants that are breaking pollution rules... READ MORE

9th November, 2017 332949

EXXON KNEW OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN 1981, EMAIL SAYS - BUT IT FUNDED DENIERS FOR 27 MORE YEARS


Exxon, and after its merger with Mobil ExxonMobil, fit the bill, especially under its former CEO, Lee Raymond, who was vocally opposed to climate change regulation... READ MORE

13th December, 2016 147350

WORLD COAL PRODUCTION JUST HAD ITS BIGGEST DROP ON RECORD


Global consumption dropped 1.7 percent last year compared with an average 1.9 percent yearly increase from 2005 to 2015, according to BP... READ MORE

13th June, 2017 29469

CHINA POISED TO TAKE LEAD ON CLIMATE AFTER TRUMPS MOVE TO UNDO POLICIES


Even before the presidential campaign last year, Mr. Trump had made statements consistent with climate change denial, including calling climate change a hoax created by China... READ MORE

30th March, 2017 24718

'THERE'S NEVER BEEN A MORE CRITICAL MOMENT IN THE FIGHT'


Local time for Earth Hour -- a demonstration of commitment to fight climate change now in its 11th year... READ MORE

24th March, 2017 24134

TRUMP TO SWEEP AWAY OBAMA CLIMATE CHANGE POLICIES


President Trump is signalling a significant change in the widely-held philosophy that CO2 is the enemy, the main driver of climate change... READ MORE

28th March, 2017 22662

PEOPLE'S CLIMATE MARCH DRAWS THOUSANDS WHO MARCH AGAINST TRUMP CLIMATE POLICIES IN D.C., ACROSS USA


WASHINGTON -- Thousands of people across the U.S. are marching on President Donald Trump's hundredth day in office to demand action on climate change... READ MORE

30th April, 2017 21846

EU ENERGY COMPANIES PLEDGE NO NEW PLANTS FROM 2020


Europe will have to phase out all of its coal plants by 2030 or else vastly overshoot its Paris climate pledges, climate experts say... READ MORE

5th April, 2017 14010

CHALLENGES LOOM AFTER OBAMA POLICIES SCRAPPED


California and New York issued a joint statement saying they would continue the fight against climate change... READ MORE

29th March, 2017 13638

BILL GATES AMONG RICH INDIVIDUALS BACKING $1 BILLION ENERGY FUND


Two venture capitalists who have invested in clean energy startups... READ MORE

13th December, 2016 13112

COOPERATION AND CONFLICT ON MENU WHEN OBAMA AND XI JINPING MEET


Now, however, China appears poised to enact the same climate change policy that Mr. Obama failed to move through Congress... READ MORE

24th September, 2015 8400

PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT: COST FOR U.S. ECONOMY FROM TRUMP'S WITHDRAWAL


Benioff tweeted that he was deeply disappointed by the decision, noting that his company would continue to strive to run only renewable energy... READ MORE

2nd June, 2017 7963

US SCIENTISTS FIND NEW WAY TO CONVERT CO2 TO GREEN FUEL


Unexpected discovery that produces ethanol could be a building block towards creating a low-carbon energy system... READ MORE

22nd October, 2016 6909

HOW WILL EVERYTHING CHANGE UNDER CLIMATE CHANGE?


And how could the renewable energy sector receive the supports and protections it needed to replace fossil fuels when protectionism had been made a dirty word?... READ MORE

9th March, 2015 6174

NO LONG-TERM FUTURE IN TAR SANDS, SAYS ALBERTA'S PREMIER


Notley admitted Alberta would be squeezed to fight climate change while protecting jobs in the oil patch at a time of low energy prices... READ MORE

30th September, 2015 5718

HOW OBAMA'S CLIMATE CHANGE LEGACY IS WEAKENED BY US INVESTMENT IN DIRTY FUEL


Bank officials also said that despite their funding of fossil fuel projects, they are on the forefront of advancing green and climate-friendly policies... READ MORE

1st December, 2016 5604

MORE OIL COMPANIES COULD JOIN EXXON MOBIL AS FOCUS OF CLIMATE INVESTIGATIONS


Many oil companies have funded lobbying efforts and research on climate change, so prosecutors would most likely be able to search through vast amounts of material... READ MORE

7th November, 2015 3737

TOP CAMPAIGNERS CALL FOR MASS CLIMATE ACTION AHEAD OF PARIS CONFERENCE


Their statement published in the book Stop Climate Crimes reads We are at a crossroads... READ MORE

26th August, 2015 3585

GLOBAL CARBON EMISSIONS STOOD STILL IN 2016, OFFERING CLIMATE HOPE


Another quarter of methane emissions come from fossil fuel production and leaks in gas distribution pipes... READ MORE

28th September, 2017 3397

'THE WAR ON COAL IS OVER'


For Pruitt, getting rid of the Clean Power Plan will mark the culmination of a long fight he began as the elected attorney general of Oklahoma... READ MORE

9th October, 2017 3270

STOP BURNING FOSSIL FUELS NOW: THERE IS NO CO2 'TECHNOFIX', SCIENTISTS WARN


In a thought experiment they tried another option the future dramatic removal of huge volumes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere... READ MORE

3rd August, 2015 3175

THE TOP FIVE WORST THINGS TRUMP HAS DONE ON CLIMATE CHANGE - SO FAR


Trump has repeatedly vowed to dismantle the plan, which aims to curb carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants... READ MORE

31st May, 2017 2772

FOSSIL FUEL LOBBY COULD BE FORCED TO DECLARE INTERESTS AT UN TALKS


The discussions appeared to shake-up the fossil fuel lobby, with some organising side events at the Bonn meeting to defend their role at the UNFCCC... READ MORE

17th May, 2017 2434

'IT'S TRICKY': WHY THERE'S NO MAGIC NUMBER FOR AN EFFECTIVE CARBON TAX


First, governments charge very different prices for carbon dioxide emissions... READ MORE

3rd January, 2017 2163

ENVIRONMENTAL CHIEF PROMISES SWIFT ROLLBACK OF OBAMA-ERA RULES


U.S. environmental chief Scott Pruitt unveiled plans to roll back at least three Obama-era rules at the EPA while vowing to give businesses regulatory certainty... READ MORE

26th February, 2017 2068

TOUGHER METHANE REGULATIONS TO BE PHASED IN BETWEEN 2020 AND 2023 UNDER CANADA'S CLIMATE CHANGE PLAN


The proposed regulations would mostly impact the oil and gas industry in Alberta and Saskatchewan, which is responsible for the bulk of methane emissions nationwide... READ MORE

25th May, 2017 2012

BILL GATES, INVESTORS LAUNCH $1 BILLION CLEAN TECH FUND


The election of Republican Donald Trump as U.S. President has raised questions about future government spending on clean energy research and development... READ MORE

13th December, 2016 2005

PARLIAMENT BACKS BAN ON INVESTING PUBLIC MONEY IN FOSSIL FUELS


The Irish Parliament has become the first in the world to back a ban on investing public money in fossil fuels... READ MORE

27th January, 2017 1980

PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR FRACKING IN THE UK AT RECORD LOW, OFFICIAL SURVEY REVEALS


Public support for fracking has reached a record low, according to the latest government research... READ MORE

3rd August, 2017 1956


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