CoalWire 256, November 29, 2018 Posted November 28, 2018 by Bob Burton Tags: Australia, Botswana, China, Colombia, Germany, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, UK Taiwan referendum reveals hostility to coal; renewables overtook coal in 2017; Eskom estimates annual death toll of 333.Read More
CoalWire 255, November 22, 2018 Posted November 21, 2018 by Bob Burton Tags: Australia, Bulgaria, China, Czech Republic, Europe, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Malaysia, Netherlands, Pakistan, Poland, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, UK, US, Vietnam Court blocks German plant; Hungary eyes coal phase-out; UK capacity scheme suspended; coal scandals in South Africa, US, Australia.Read More
CoalWire 254, November 15, 2018 Posted November 14, 2018 by Bob Burton Tags: Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Colombia, Europe, India, Indonesia, Mongolia, Pakistan, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, US 5000 protest Taiwan coal plants; US coal port lease cancelled; South African court axes mine permit.Read More
New renewables cost data closes off coal power’s CCS escape route Posted November 14, 2018 by Bob Burton Tags: Boundary Dam, Canada, CCS, Kemper, Shand, US The latest power generation costs data by the consultancy Lazard reveals that coal industry’s preferred climate escape route of promoting carbon capture and storage on coal power plants has disappeared as a financially viable option.Read More
CoalWire 253, November 8, 2018 Posted November 7, 2018 by Bob Burton Tags: Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Germany, Greece, India, Japan, Philippines, Romania, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, US, Zimbabwe South Korean funds rule out Adani; Zimbabwean coal company collapses; Russian Arctic shipping deal.Read More
