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The EU’s emissions trading scheme is likely to remain oversupplied with allowances until the end of the next decade, keeping prices low and potentially boosting coal use.

The World Coal Association (WCA) has launched the Warsaw Communiqué – a call to action to support the use and deployment of efficient coal technologies.

The International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant recently took place in Scotland with the new Minamata Convention on Mercury a major theme.

Advanced Emissions Solutions has announced new orders for its mercury abatement technology as US EPA mercury standard boosts demand.

Thomson Reuters Point Carbon releases negative forecasts for API 2 and carbon prices this week.

New rules from US Environmental Protection Agency are expected to end the building of new coal-fired power plants without carbon capture and storage.

Japanese utilities consume record volume of coal.

Nikki Fisher, Anglo American Thermal Coal, explains why the coal industry must take bold steps toward developing and proving clean coal technology.

Trends in China’s coal industry will work against increased imports of seaborne coal.

TerraSource Global has announced its sister company, Coperion, will begin selling its equipment, stocking wear parts and providing customer support in India.

In the second of two articles, Shivanshu Agnihotri, GlobalData, explains why coal retains top spot when it comes to powering the Asia-Pacific region.

Clean Coal Solutions has announced five new installations of its refined coal technology to go online in Q4 2013.

FLUEPAC technology provided by Calgon Carbon will remove mercury from Canadian coal-fired power plants.

Thomson Reuters Point Carbon reports rising coal prices on the back of strong German power prices.

Nordic countries join the US, World Bank and European Investment Bank in ending public financing of overseas coal projects.