Obama’s climate change envoy sees no long-term future for fossil fuels
US President Barack Obama’s climate change envoy has said fossil fuels must stay in the ground ahead of the UN climate negotiations in Lima.
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US President Barack Obama’s climate change envoy has said fossil fuels must stay in the ground ahead of the UN climate negotiations in Lima.
Coal miners to take stand against BHP Billiton’s cost-cutting measures.
The future of the UK’s last viable underground coal mine at Hatfield is undecided amid make-or-break talks aimed at securing its survival.
Essar Oil appoints Manish Maheshwari as new CEO to oversee exploration and production of coalbed methane.
Germany may shut down eight more coal-fired power plants, as it tries to reach ambitious climate goals.
The news stories that caught the eyes of the World Coal team this week.
The use of coal in power generation is set to decline rapidly in developed countries as emissions regulations kick in, leaving only demand from emerging economies to power growth.
Viking Mines has started its drilling programme at the Berkh Uul coal project in northern Mongolia.
Mining truck manufacturer, Belaz, has won this year’s Swedish Steel Prize for the world’s largest mining truck.
Italy’s imports of both thermal and metallurgical coal dropped this year, leaving the country further dependent on imported natural gas.
The US state of Wyoming has seized almost 3000 idle CBM wells, after the owner of the wells, High Plains Gas, failed to come up with a US$ 6.8 million bond.
China indicates it will set a cap on coal consumption in 2020, in order to achieve climate targets.