CoalWire 200, September 21, 2017 Posted September 20, 2017 by Bob Burton Tags: Australia, Bosnia, China, Greece, India, New Zealand, South Africa, Thailand, US Coal India at risk of huge fine; South Africa freezes new plants; BHP may dump coal lobby groups.Read More
BHP under pressure to dump pro-coal lobby groups over climate policy Posted September 20, 2017 by Bob Burton Tags: Australia, BHP, climate, corporate social responsibility, Energy, greenwashing, Minerals Council of Australia, Queensland Resources Council. NSW Minerals Council, World Coal Association BHP now faces an acute dilemma: does it keep trying to both run with the hare and hunt with the hounds? Or does it opt to support the intent of the Paris Agreement and publicly dump the Minerals Council of Australia?Read More
CoalWire 199, September 14, 2017 Posted September 13, 2017 by Bob Burton Tags: Africa, Australia, Canada, China, coal, Energy, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand, UK, US, Vietnam Ex-US lawmaker pleads guilty to coal bribe; reinsurer drops lignite projects; solar and wind costs plummet.Read More
CoalWire 197, August 31, 2017 Posted August 30, 2017 by Bob Burton Tags: Australia, Bangladesh, China, Germany, India, Russia, South Africa, Thailand, US, Vietnam Protests in Germany, Thailand; China unveils cleaner air target; India coal power auction collapses.Read More
CoalWire 196, August 24, 2017 Posted August 23, 2017 by Bob Burton Tags: Australia, Cambodia, China, coal, Energy, Europe, India, Japan, Malaysia, mining, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, US Trump blocks coal protection plan; China funds coal “zombies”; coal swallows Sydney water.Read More
