Special reports

The key role coal will continue to play in Asia in 2014 and beyond.

How policy and regulation in the EU will impact the coal industry in 2014.

The possible impact of the elections in India and Indonesia on the global coal industry.

Some bright spots on the North American coal horizon.

The cost of capital for building new coal-fired power and coal-to-liquids plants rises in AEO2014 on the back of GHG regulation risk.

Stanford University’s decision to stop investing in coal companies can only ever be symbolic, as experts say it will have no financial impact.

The Energy Information Administrations’ Annual Energy Outlook 2014 highlights the need for coal miners to focus on productivity and keep prices down.

The coal mining industry must develop solutions to the challenges it faces.

The Energy Information Administration offers widely differing forecasts for US coal production in its Annual Energy Outlook 2014.

Clean coal should remain a vital part of the UK’s energy mix.

The potential of the Thar coalfield to provide much needed power for Pakistan.

Coal dust explosions still remain a clear and present danger in underground mines four years after the Upper Big Branch disaster.

A round-up of recent events in Botswana’s coal industry.

The relative merits of gas and coal in providing a bridge to a carbon-free energy future.

The risks faced by mining companies in sub-Saharan Africa.