Global coal demand is forecast to edge down through the end of this decade as competition intensifies with other power sources – including renewables, natural gas and nuclear – according to the 2025 edition of the IEA’s annual market report.
Core Natural Resources, Inc. has announced that it has resumed longwall operations at its Leer South metallurgical mine in Barbour County, West Virginia.
The adaptive reuse of transformers from decommissioned coal mines delivers a viable solution for enhancing rural grid stability. According to Jane Marsh, Editor-in-Chief at Environment.co, this approach entails honouring industrial legacies while creating a more robust, diversified energy landscape.
The US Secretary of Energy has issued an emergency order to ensure Americans in the Northwestern region of the US have access to affordable, reliable, and secure electricity heading into the cold winter months.
FutureCoal has called for the Australian Government to pragmatically and realistically re-shape its pathway to net-zero following the AEMO’s warning that the current strategy may not deliver energy security or climate objectives.
Smithers has announced that the AsiaCoke 2026 summit will take place from 30 March to 1 April 2026 in Jakarta, Indonesia, and released details regarding the event programme.
FutureCoal has welcomed the outcomes of the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg and the COP30 climate negotiations in Belém, noting that both major global forums reinforced the needs of many emerging economies requiring balanced, methodical, technology-neutral energy pathways.
Jastrzebska Spólka Weglowa (JSW) has published its operating results for October 2025, which indicate stable production and a significant increase in sales, particularly in the steam coal segment.
Australia has been urged to restore balance, honesty, and engineering-based decision-making to its energy debate, with FutureCoal’s CEO, Michelle Manook, warning that ideology has overtaken practical policy.