Coal

The Labour Party is calling for the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund to withdraw from investing in coal producers and financing coal-fired operations.

FLSmidth writes down Ludowici investment as the outlook for coal deteriorates.

Dr Lesley Sloss, IEA Clean Coal Centre, discusses the challenges of quantifying emissions from spontaneous coal combustion.

Short-term market outlook from Thompson Reuters Point Carbon suggests coal and carbon prices will remain subdued.

Dr Stephen Mills, IEA Clean Coal Centre, discusses the benefits of combining renewable energy sources with coal.

Indonesian coal producer Bumi has released its third quarter results, highlighting a 10% increase in coal production levels to 6 million t.

Australian mining company has released a report detailing updates at Bowen Basin coal projects.

Caterpillar has announced a third cut to its earnings outlook for this year in its Q3 results as the slump in mining industry orders continues to weigh on the company’s performance.

US coal miner, Cloud Peak Energy, has announced a fall in EBITDA in Q3 compared to the previous year, but sees positive signs in US coal demand.

Coal of Africa has secured a US$ 21.4 million fund from Investec Bank to help the company in a new strategy to focus on coking coal assets.

The US has announced strict plans to limit financing for coal-fired power plants abroad, as part of a wider strategy to combat climate change.

An additional refined coal facility for NOx and mercury abatement has been leased to an existing investor.

Arch Coal has reported a net loss of US$ 128.4 million in the third quarter of 2013.

Brown University has decided not to divest from coal companies, explaining that it would not be the right tool to address climate change.

Ukraine’s coal output in the first nine months of 2013 was down 4.2% on last year’s production.