The World Coal Association shows the world's top coal producers, in order by thousands of tonnes, as China, US, India, Indonesia, Australia, Russia, South Africa, Germany, Poland, and Kazakhstan. The list of top consumers differs. Indonesia, Poland & Kazakhstan are not even on it. Data is from 2012.
UK Emissions Fell 3.6% in 2024, as Coal Use Dropped to Lowest since 1666 - 0325.rtf - very detailed accounting and history
Coal Generates Less than 1:2 of Australian Power for 1st Time 0924.rtf
New US Climate Rules for Pollution Cuts ‘Probably Terminal’ for Coal-Fired Plants 0524.rtf
G7 to Sign Exit from Coal by 2035, but May Offer Leeway 0424.rtf
U.S. Carbon Emissions Fell in 2023, as Coal Use Tumbled to New Lows 0124.rtf
Global Coal Demand Expected to Decline in Coming Years - IEA 1223.rtf
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Japan Vows to End Construction of New Unabated Coal Plants 1223.rtf
Extending Australia’s Biggest Coal Plant Life Cost $1.7 Billion in Damages a Year 0923.rtf
‘Beginning of the End’ of Fossil Fuel Era Approaching, Says IEA 0923.rtf
Fighting Big Coal to Protect Famous South Korea Beach 0823.rtf
Solar Beats Coal in Europe for First Time - But There’s a Glitch 0623.rtf
India’s Workers Are Trapped in a Vicious Cycle of Coal and Heat 0523\.rtf
Australia Court Blocks Giant Coal Mine on Human Rights Grounds 1122.rtf
Drought Threatens Coal Plant Operations - and Electricity - across the West 0822.rtf
Japan to End Financing of Key Coal Projects under Climate Pledge 0622.rtf
China Coal Expansions Threaten Higher Methane Levels Worldwide 0522.rtf
Tranquil Valley’s Triumph over Coal Shows Hurdles for Industry 0222.rtf
As Blackouts Loom, Indonesia’s Energy Crisis Highlights Its Coal Addiction 0122.rtf
India’s Clean Energy Got More Money from Loans Than Coal for 3rd Year 1221.rtf
Australia’s Coal Power Plants Likely to Shut 3 X Faster than Earlier Expected 1221.rtf
Half of World’s Fossil Fuel Assets Could Be Worthless by 2036 - 1121.rtf
Can South Africa Change One of the World’s Most Coal-Intensive Economies? 1021.rtf - The state-owned utility Eskom is drowning in more than $27 billion in debt. After borrowing too much to build coal plants, it isn’t able to scrape together enough money to invest in renewables or transmission lines. Frequent rolling blackouts have angered residential and business customers.
China’s Overseas Coal Ban Ups Pressure on Developing Countries to Go Green 1021.rtf
Fossil-Fuel Use Could Peak in Just a Few Years. Still, Major Challenges Loom. 1021.rtf
7 Nations Join UN Pledge to Stop Building New Coal Power Plants 0921.rtf
Most Plans for New Coal Plants Scrapped since Paris Agreement 0921.rtf
Still More Coal, Oil Must Be Left in the Ground to Curb Climate Change 0921.rtf
Half of China-Backed Overseas Coal Projects Shelved over 6 Years 0621.rtf
Coal Financing Costs Surge as Investors Opt for Renewable Energy 0421.rtf
Indonesian Campaigners Triumph against a Coal Mine in Top Court 0321.rtf
Blackjewel’s Bankruptcy Portends Trouble for the Plummeting US Coal Industry 0321.rtf
Coal-Fired Power Took a Beating during the Pandemic 0221.rtf
Final Coal-Burning Plant Closes 9 Years after Washington Law to Cut Emissions 1220.rtf
China Battles the World’s Biggest Coal Exporter, and Coal Is Losing 1220.rtf
Malaysian Bank to Phase Out Coal Finance 1220.rtf
2019 US Coal Production Hit Lowest Level since 1978 - 0720.rtf
Germany’s Coal Power Could Shut Down a Decade Early 0720.rtf
Coronavirus Crisis Could Cause $25 Trillion Fossil Fuel Industry Collapse 0620.rtf
Britain Goes Record 2 Months without Coal Power Generation 0620.rtf
UK Electricity Was Coal-Free for 1st Month Ever 0620.rtf
U.S. Renewables Outstrip Coal for 1st Time Since 19th Century 0520.rtf
In a 1st, Renewable Energy Is Poised to Eclipse Coal in U.S. 0520.rtf
The Pandemic Is Accelerating Coal’s Demise 0420.rtf
Coal Demand Set for Biggest Annual Drop Since World War II 0420.rtf
Sunny Spell Allows U.K. to Set Record for Coal-Free Days 0420.rtf
India’s Virus Lockdown Sees Clean Energy Gain at Coal’s Expense 0420.rtf
Utility-Scale Renewables Top Coal in US Electricity Generation for Entire Q1 2020 - 0420.rtf
As Investors and Insurers Back Away, the Economics of Coal Turn Toxic 0320.rtf
Carbon Emissions Fall as Electricity Producers Move Away from Coal 0320.rtf
India Gets Out of Coal 1219.rtf
2 of Largest Coal-Burning Utilities in US Ditch Pro-Coal Trade Group 1219.rtf
Coal Power Becoming ‘Uninsurable' as Firms Refuse Cover 1219.rtf
America's Largest Private Coal Miner Files for Bankruptcy 1019.rtf
Leading & Young Australian Engineers Turn Their Backs on New Fossil Fuel Projects 1019.rtf
Indonesia’s President Signals a Transition Away from Coal Power 0719.rtf
Can India Kick Its Coal Addiction? 0719.rtf
Major US Coal Company Files for Bankruptcy, Putting over 1,000 Jobs at Risk 0719.rtf
Bloomberg Pledges $500 Million to Close Coal-Fired Power Plants 0619.rtf
'Stranded Costs' Mount, as Coal Vanishes from the Grid 0519.rtf
A Major U.S. Utility Is Closing Its Coal-Fired Power Plants a Decade Early 0519.rtf
The World’s Last Coal Plant Will Soon Be Built 0519.rtf
Cloud Peak Energy Voluntarily Files for Bankruptcy 0519.rtf
Britain Goes a Week without Coal Power for 1st Time since 1882 - 0519.rtf
'Coal Is on the Way Out' - Fossil Fuels Now Pricier than Solar or Wind 0319.rtf
Coal Going from Winner to Loser in India's Energy Future 0219.rtf
Australia's Coal Future under Threat, as More Changes Hit Fossil Fuels Globally 0219.rtf
Australian Court Rejects Coal Mine on Climate Grounds 0219.rtf
US Coal Use Drops to Lowest Level since 1979 - 1218.rtf
Even in Indiana, New Renewables Are Cheaper than Existing Coal Plants 1018.rtf
One of Oldest Coal Companies in US Files for Bankruptcy 1018.rtf
Fossil Fuels Account for Lowest % of U.S. Energy Use in over a Century 0718.rtf
India's Huge Solar Ambitions Could Push Coal Further into the Shade 0618.rtf
The Fossil Fuel Industry Is Weaker than Ever 0618.rtf
Coal Generator That Trump Tried to Save Files for Bankruptcy 0418.rtf
Majority of Australians Support Phasing Out Coal Power by 2030 - 0318.rtf
Group Pushing Climate Skepticism Tries to Save Coal Plants 0218.rtf
New Renewables Will Be Cheaper than Existing Coal Plants by Early 2020s - Utility CEO 0118.rtf
China Construction Bank Won't Grant Loan for Adani Coal Mine Project 1217.rtf - World’s 2nd largest bank follows otehr Chinese banks in passing over big Australia project.
The 'Kodak Moment' for Coal - Why the Adani Mine Could Be a Financial Disaster 1117.rtf - when digital replaced Kodak film
India Battles to Balance the Economy and the Environment 1117.rtf
The War on Coal Is Over. Coal Lost. 1017.rtf
Coal in Decline - Adani in Question and Australia Out of Step 0817.rtf
Push for New Coal-Fired Power Station in Queensland 'Nonsense' – State Minister 0717.rtf
Energy Economics Group Says Export Market for Australian Coal Will Decline 0717.rtf
Coal’s Decline Not Hurting Power Grid Reliability, Study Says 0617.rtf
As Solar and Wind Prices Fall, Coal’s Future is Fading Fast, BNEF Says 0617.rtf
Pruitt Says Coal Losses Make the Grid Vulnerable. Not Really 0617.rtf
States’ Appetite for Coal Shrinks, except in Nebraska 0517.rtf
Coal Country’s Power Plants Are Turning Away From Coal 0517.rtf
New Coal Mines Will Worsen Poverty and Escalate Climate Change 0517.rtf
China Is Planning Ahead for Life after Coal 0517.rtf
Britain Set to Have Its 1st Coal-Free Electricity Day Since Industrial Revolution 0417.rtf
Big, Young Coal power Plants Are Closing. Is It a New Trend? 0417.rtf
India's Coal Plants Are Being Shelved at a Rapid Pace 0417.rtf
Chased by Drought, Rising Costs, and Clean Technology, India Pivots on Coal-Fired Power 0417.rtf
Coal Is on the Way Out at Electric Utilities, No Matter What Trump Says 0417.rtf
EU Energy Companies Pledge No New Coal Plants after 2020 - 0417.rtf
Why One Powerful Republican Doubts Trump's Climate Policy 0317.rtf - Utility commissioner sees carbon price in th future. Non-coal is the cheapest course for the future.
How Trump's Moves on Coal Will Affect the Industry 0317.rtf
Top US Coal Boss Robert Murray - Trump ‘Can't Bring Mining Jobs Back' 0317.rtf
Plans for Coal-Fired Power Plants Globally Drop by Almost Half in 2016 - 0317.rtf
Early Surge in US Coal Usage in 2017 May Not Last 0317.rtf
China's Coal Consumption Falls for 3rd Year in a Row, 4.7% 0217.rtf
How EU Can Limit Coal’s Life for the Cost of a Pint of Beer 0217.rtf
Indonesia’s Last Stand for a Coal Industry in Peril 0217.rtf
Australia’s CEFC Warns against Risky Investment in ‘Clean Coal' Technology 0217.rtf
India Plans Nearly 60% of Electricity Capacity from Non-Fossil Fuels by 2027 - 1216.rtf - no new coal till at least 2027
Electricity from Coal Should Be Phased Out in Australia – Senate Report 1116.rtf
More Coal Plants Will Deepen Poverty - Not Cut It, Researchers Warn 10116.rtf
Renewable Energy Capacity Overtakes Coal 1016.rtf
India’s Solar Power Is Set to Outshine Coal 1016.rtf
Coal Electricity Generation Falls to Record UK Low This Spring 0916.rtf
Galilee Basin Coal Must Be Left in Ground as a ‘Priority’ – New Report 0916.rtf
Global Coal Power Plans Fall in 2016, Led by China, India 0916.rtf
Coal India’s Production Boom Bulldozes Villages 0716.rtf
Coal and Gas to Stay Cheap. But Renewables Still Win Race on Costs 0616.rtf
Solar, Wind on Pace to Eclipse Coal-Burning 0616.rtf
Coal Production in US Plummets to Lowest Level in 35 Years 0616.rtf
NSW Report Banks on Delusion of Rising Coal Output, Royalties Out to 2056 - 0516.rtf
As Drought Grips South Africa, a Conflict over Water and Coal 0516.rtf
Coal's Stranded Assets 0516.rtf - Coal reserves are not counted. 9 of world’s 12 biggest coal companies are bankrupt or don’t earn enough to pay their interest bills.
Plans for Coal-Fired Power in Asia Are ‘Disaster for Planet', Warns World Bank 0516.rtf
China Curbs Plans for 200 More Coal-Fired Power Plants 0416.rtf
Solar Power Sets New British Record by Beating Coal for a Day 0416.rtf
Peabody, the Global Coal Mining Leader, Files for Bankruptcy 0416.rtf
US Coal Industry on a Steep Decline, as Cheap Natural Gas Rises 0416.rtf
Coal Power Glut Puts $US1 Trillion of Investment at Risk 0316.rtf
Peabody Coal's Bankruptcy Would Be Rocket Fuel to End Fossil Fuel Investment 0316.rtf
Coal Suffering Bleak Year in China, on Weakening Industrial Use 0316.rtf - China’s coal use to fall 2% this year, on top of 3.7% decline in 2015 and 2.9% in 2014.
Water Shortage in Northern China Tied to Coal Plants 0316.rtf
Is It Game Over for Coal? 0316.rtf
As Coal’s Future Grows Murkier, Banks Pull Financing 0316.rtf
US Mining Companies Pay Far Less than They Should for Taxpayer-Owned Coal 0316.rtf
Cheap Federal Coal Supports Largest U.S. Producers 0316.rtf
Peabody Energy's Demise Parallels the Decline of King Coal 0316.rtf
Utilities Cut Coal Use Amid Clean Power Plan Fight 0316.rtf
2nd Year of China Coal Cuts Might Bring Its Emissions Peak Closer 0316.rtf
Move to Cleaner Power Is Proceeding, regardless of Supreme Court’s Ruling 0216.rtf
AGL Exits NSW, Queensland Coal Seam Gas 0216.rtf
Federal Coal Sales Moratorium Shakes Industry Stronghold 0216.rtf
India Coal Plant Developer Switches to Solar for Site in Punjab 0116.rtf
Australian Coal Mines Are One of Riskiest Investments in the World 0116.rtf
Exxon Sees a World with Less Carbon, with Higher-Cost Emissions 0116.rtf
China’s Coal Use Declines as Electricity Demand Falls Flat 0116.rtf
Natural Gas Likely Overtook Coal as Top U.S. Power Source in 2015 - 0116.rtf
China's Coal-Burning in Significant Decline, Figures Show 0116.rtf
More US Solar Jobs than Oil + Gas Extraction & Pipeline Jobs Combined In 2015 - 0116.rtf
The Coal Industry Is Off to a Terrible, Very Bad Year 0116.rtf
Arch Coal, 2nd Largest Coal Miner in US, Files for Bankruptcy 0116.rtf
U.S. Coal Production Dropped to 30-Year Low in 2015 - 0116.rtf
Heat Waves, Drought May Curb Global Power Output 0116.rtf
Polish Government Chokes on Coal 1215.rtf
Coal Plans Would Derail 2°C Warming Target 1215.rtf
Turks Rally for Coal-Free Future on 1st Day of G20 - 1115.rtf
Peabody [Coal] Energy Agrees to Greater Disclosures of Financial Risks 1115.rtf
Analysts Expect Bankruptcy for Arch Coal, Reflecting Industry Woes 1115.rtf
Coal Not Coming Back, Appalachian Power President Says 1015.rtf
Oil, Coal Companies Risk Plague of Lawsuits as Climate Change Tide Turns 1015.rtf
Study Suggests Fossil Fuel Demand Is Beginning a Nosedive 1015.rtf
U.S. Leads Industrialized Nations in Shift from Coal 1015.rtf
India's Coal-Fueled Economy Takes a Toll on Environment and Rural Villagers 1015.rtf
China's Economic Shift to Aid Climate Fight but Packs a Commodity Punch 1015.rtf
Coal, Which Built Chinese City of Fushun, Now Threatens to Bury It 1015.rtf
'Clean Coal' Group Downsizing, amid Industry Struggles 0915.rtf
Fading Coal Industry in China May Offer Chance to Aid Climate 0915.rtf
This Ohio Utility Has a Plan to Save Coal Power - Force Customers to Buy It 0915.rtf
Is It Too Late to Stop Turkey's Coal Rush? 0815.rtf
King Coal, Long Besieged, Is Deposed by the Market 0815.rtf
Cheap Power or Clean Energy? India’s $200 Billion Dilemma 0715.rtf
China’s Anti-Pollution Drive Starts to Bite on Sales of Coal 0715.rtf
Coal Is Losing the War on Coal & Its Enemies Are Multiplying 0715.rtf
China June Coal Output Fell Nearly 5% from a Year Ago - Stats Bureau 0715.rtf
Gas Overtakes Coal at US Power Stations 0715.rtf - 31 vs 30% in April. US coal share prices are down 98 to 99.6% since April 2011. Coal bonds are junk, with 17.9% rate. As junk evidence, Arch Coal offered 45¢ to retire each $1 of its debt.
New Coal Plants ‘Most Urgent' Threat to the Planet, Warns OECD Head 0715.rtf
How China, the World's Biggest Polluter, Is Dealing with Climate Change 0715.rtf
“Coal Is Not Dead’ - Aussie Study Describes Forces behind Coal Renaissance 0715.rtf - World coal use grew strongly from 1990 to 2011. But the study ignores negative growth since then. Australian coal beats other coal exporters.
French (& Other) Banks Won’t Invest in Bangladesh’s Rampal Coal Plant 0615.rtf
US Coal Industry Fighting for Survival on 7 Fronts 0615.rtf - 7 sets of regulations, 2 of them about CO2
How Renewable Energy in South Africa Is Quietly Stealing a March on Coal 0615.rtf
Inside the War on Coal 0515.rtf
China's CO2 Emissions Have Been Plummeting Lately. What's Going On? 0515.rtf - unreliable statistics? war on coal?
Over January-April, from 2014, China Cut Coal Use, CO2 as Much as UK Uses 0515.rtf - coal down 8%, CO2 5%
In China, a Tug of War over Coal Gas - Cleaner Air But Worse for the Climate 0515.rtf
China to Expand Coal Ban to Suburbs 0515.rtf
China Can Cut Cord on Coal (Mostly) by 2050 - 0415.rtf - See Renewables page for PDF and 3 graphs excerpted from it.
Carbon Reserves Held by Top Fossil Fuel Companies Soar 0415.rtf
Thousands Protest against Coal-Fired Power Plant in Heyuan, China 0415.rtf
Why China Should Make Cutting Coal Power Its #1 Goal 0415.rtf
US Coal Industry Lost Nearly 50,000 Jobs in Just 5 Years 0415.rtf
US Coal Sector in ‘Structural Decline', Financial Analysts Say 0315.rtf
‘Ugly' Balance Sheets May Lead Coal Companies to ‘Run Out of Time' 0315.rtf
China’s Push to Cut Coal Use May Be Bad News for U.S. Exporters 0315.rtf
Mirroring Oil, Coal Price Is Plunging Too 0215.rtf
Coal Industry Waits For Market to Turn 0215.rtf
China 2014 Coal Output Down 2.5%,1st Drop in a Decade 0115.rtf
Losing Streak Continues for U.S. Coal Export Terminals 0115.rtf
Texas Becoming Less Reliant on Coal to Generate Electricity 1214.rtf
China to Slow Down New Coal-to-Gas Projects a Lot, to Cut CO2 Emissions 1214.rtf - Water too!
How the 'War on Coal' Went Global 1214.rtf
Chu Sees Genuine China Coal Retreat 1214.rtf
China's Carbon Goal a Tough Sell in Coal Country 1214.rtf
Ambre Energy Selling Oregon, Washington Coal Export Terminals as Coal Price Slumps 1114.rtf
Coal versus Climate in Australia 1114.rtf
Coal Industry Does Almost Nothing to Ease Energy Poverty 1114.rtf
China's Coal Use Is Actually Falling Now, for the 1st Time This Century 1014.rtf
China's Coal Imports Drop for 1st Time Since It Became Net Coal Importer 1014.rtf
Coal Industry's Appalachian Woes Go Beyond Gas, EPA Rules 1014.rtf
Green Village to Be Bulldozed to Mine Lignite, as Germany Goes Non-Nuclear 0914.rtf
China May Be Ready to Kick Coal Habit 0914.rtf
Dirtiest U.S. Coal Becoming Most Popular, Due to New EPA Rules 0914.rtf
China's 'War on Pollution' Sees Coal Drop for First Time in Century 0814.rtf
Coal’s Reign Ebbing in U.K. May Delay New Plants 0814.rtf
Dirtiest Fuel Threatens 700-Year-Old Villages in Europe 0814.rtf
What Beijing Abandoning Coal Means for the Rest of the World 0814.rtf
Smoggy Beijing to Ban Coal Use 0814.rtf
Coal Company Pain Accelerates, as Bankruptcy Cases Rise 0714.rtf
China's Coal Industry Says Times Are Hard, Outlook Worse 0714.rtf
End of the Coal Era in Massachusetts 0614.rtf
Coal Missing Boom, as Climate Foes Clean Asia’s Backyard 0514.rtf
Beginning of the End for Coal? Citi Sees Structural Decline. 0514.rtf
China’s Thirsty Coal Industry Guzzles Precious Water 0514.rtf
China Slashes Spending on New Fossil-Fuel Power Plants 0514.rtf
Battle Looms Over Renewable Energy; Fossil Fuel Interests Are Losing 0414.rtf
China's Coal Boom Is Slowing — That's a Big Deal for Climate Change 0414.rtf
Coal Port Builders - Help, We’re Being Outgunned 0414.rtf
War on Coal - Phony or Real? 1113.rtf
Coal Push Strains an Already Water-Stressed China 0913.rtf
Coal’s Future Darkens Around the World 0913.rtf
U.S. Coal Companies Scale Back Export Goals 0913.rtf
Facing Tough Market at Home, US Coal Giant Peabody Pushes Overseas 0713.rtf
Are Gas & Climate Goals Flattening US Coal Giant's Stock Price? 0713.rtf
China's Soaring Coal Use Makes Its Water Scarcity Much Worse 0713.rtf
Coal Shares Plunge Ahead of Obama’s Climate-Change Speech 0613.rtf
Supreme Court to Hear EPA Appeal on Cross-State Pollution Rule 0613.rtf
New Carbon Pollution Rules Could Still Be Years Away 0613.rtf
Australian Coal Industry Report Warns Against Leaving Carbon in the Ground 0613.rtf
In Montana, Ranchers Line Up Against Coal 0413.rtf
Proposed Coal Shipping Terminal Bites the Dust 0513.rtf
Coal Power’s Water Demands Drying Up Northern China 0313.rtf
Texas Discourages Big Coal Plant 0213.rtf
Booming Coal Exports Threaten Great Barrier Reef 0213.rtf
Coal Plant Economics & CO2 0207.pdf - 32 pp of slides
War on Coal Being Won in US, Lost in Asia 1112.rtf
Over 1200 Global Coal Plants Planned 1112.rtf
CHP Can Replace Retiring US Coal Plants 0912.rtf
China to Cut Coal Use in Key Industrial Regions 0613.rtf
Inside the War on Coal 0515.rtf - US. Note how little coal capacity is being added: in Wyoming and NW Texas. Even in Wyoming, far more new MW will come from wind than coal. The apparent coal-fired addition east of Santa Maria CA is a puzzle. A very efficient gas-fired power plant opened there in ~2012, but news of such a coal plant is not to be found.
New Wind & Solar Are Cheaper than Operating 99% of US Coal Power Plants 0123.rtf
U.S. Coal Prices Top $100 a Ton for 1st Time Since 2008 - 0422.rtf
Coal Financing Costs Surge as Investors Opt for Renewable Energy 0421.rtf
Coal Earnings Set to Plunge 50% in North America, Moody’s Says 0620.rtf
Nearly Half of Global Coal Plants Will Be Unprofitable This Year 0420.rtf
Coal-Reliant Philippines Struggles to Power Up Clean Energy 0518.rtf
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Half of All U.S. Coal Plants Would Lose Money Without Regulation 0318.rtf
China Risks Wasting $490 Billion on Coal Plants 1116.rtf
Mining Companies Pay Far Less than They Should for Taxpayer-Owned Coal 0316.rtf
Cheap Federal Coal Supports Largest U.S. Producers 0316.rtf
Solar Power May Be Cheaper than Coal in India by 2020 -1 115.rtf
Coal Not Coming Back, Appalachian Power President Says 1015.rtf
Ameren (St. Louis+ Electric Utility) Report Outlines Issues with Carbon Rules 0215.rtf
Grand Island, Nebraska Coal Power Plant Upgrade Complete 1214.rtf
France to Stop Credits for Coal Projects in Developing Countries 1114.rtf
China Bid to Curb Coal Output Seen Lifting Prices by 10% - 0914.rtf
EPA Climate Rule Economically Feasible, Study Says 0714.rtf
Wall Street Demands Answers from Producers on Unburnable Carbon 1013.rtf
Social Costs of Electricity from Coal Make It Uneconomical 0913.rtf
Coal at Risk as Global Lenders Drop Financing on Climate 0813.rtf
Southern Co. Absorbs $450M More Losses for Over-Budget Miss. Coal Plant 0713.rtf
World Bank to Limit Financing of Coal-Fired Plants 0713.rtf
Coal Shares Plunge Ahead of Obama’s Climate-Change Speech 0613.rtf
Supreme Court to Hear EPA Appeal on Cross-State Pollution Rule 0613.rtf
Obama Readies Power Plant CO2 Emissions Limits 0613.rtf
US Coal Industry Is in Even More Trouble after 2016 0413.rtf
Idaho Power Faces Costly Decision on Old Coal Plants 0213.rtf
Aging Coal Plants Trigger Mission Bankruptcy 1212.rtf
Another 59 GW of US Coal Power Too Costly to Run 1112.rtf
More US Coal Plants to Retire Due to Green Rules 1012.rtf
EPA Transport Rule Won't Hurt Electric Reliability 0810.rtf
EPA Transport Rule to Cut Emissions Deeply 0710.rtf
Solar Power May Be Cheaper than Coal in India by 2020 - 1115.rtf - prices below are in Rupees (~1.5¢US): 0-16 Rupees/kWh
UK Emissions Fell 3.6% in 2024, as Coal Use Dropped to Lowest since 1666 - 0325.rtf
U.K., Home of the Industrial Revolution, Shuts Its Last Coal-Fired Power Plant 0924.rtf
South Africa’s Eskom Plans to Swap Coal for Renewables, Nuclear 0724.rtf
New England’s Last Coal Plants Will Close by 2028 - 0324.rtf
Indonesia Speeds Up Landmark Closing of Java Coal Plant 1223.rtf - Indonesia says it will meet goal only with financing from developed countries. Poland and teh Phiippines are a bit similar.
DTE Electric to Speed Michigan Coal Retirements, Renewable & Energy Storage 0723.rtf
How Is Colorado Doing in Shutting Down Coal Power Plants? 0523.rtf
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Australia Is Quitting Coal in Record Time, Thanks to Tesla 0423.rtf
Coal Use Seen Peaking Next Year, as India and China Determine Future 0323.rtf
Vietnam Nears $11+ Billion Deal to Shift Economy from Coal 1122.rtf
Climate Pact Led by US and Japan Set to Offer Indonesia $15 Billion to Ditch Coal 1122.rtf
Indonesia Needs $37 Billion to Shut Coal-Fired Plants 1022.rtf
Tesla Megapacks Are About to Replace Hawaii’s Last Remaining Coal Plant 0622.rtf
How Australia Is Transforming Grids Away From Coal Power 0522.rtf
New Jersey’s Last Coal Power Plants to Close 0322.rtf
Biggest Australia Coal Plant to Shut Early, as Renewables Surge 0222.rtf
Duke Energy Plans to Exit All Coal, Double Renewables 0222.rtf
Georgia Power Takes Next Step in Shutting Coal Plants 0122.rtf
Nevada Regulators Approve Solar+Storage to Replace Coal-Fired Plant 0122.rtf
Slovenia Pledges to Stop Burning Coal for Electricity by 2033 - 0122.rtf
U.S. To See Wave of Coal Power Retirements, While Oil Output Ramps Up 0122.rtf
Idaho Power to Accelerate Coal Retirements, Add 3.8 GW Clean Energy 0122.rtf
Australia’s Coal Power Plants Likely to Shut 3 X Faster than Earlier Expected 1221.rtf
Portugal Becomes 4th EU Country to Stop Using Coal to Make Electricity 1121.rtf
Countries Promise Coal Phase-out and End to Fossil Fuel Finance 1121.rtf
Indonesia and Philippines Join Plan to Shut Coal Plants Early 1121.rtf
Duke Explores Shutting Coal-Fired Plants by 2030 in South Carolina Plans 0921.rtf
South Carolina Regulators OK Dramatically Revamped Dominion IRP 0621.rtf - retire its last 3 coal plants by 2030
Poland to Close Europe’s Most Polluting Power Plant by 2036 - 0621.rtf
Closing All of Southern Company’s Georgia Coal Plants ‘on the Table’ 0521.rtf
1 of 10 Largest US Coal Plants Just Got a Retirement Date. What About the Rest? 0521.rtf - Two in Georgia cost more than 5¢/kWh to run and are ripe for retirement. But the others cost 2.9 to 4.1¢/kWh to run and thus are not so ripe for retirement.
Dominion Proposes Ending Its South Carolina Coal Generation by 2030 - 0221.rtf
Final Coal-Burning Plant Closes 9 Years after Washington Law to Cut Emissions 1220.rtf
Chile’s AES Gener Shuts Down Coal Power Plant, Pushes to End CO2 Emissions 1220.rtf
Fossil Fuel Power Plant Era Is Rapidly Receding. Here Is Their Life Expectancy. 1220.rtf
India May Close Its Dirtiest Coal Plants as Green Focus Grows 1020.rtf
In 2020, the Global Coal Fleet Shrank for 1st Time on Record 0820.rtf
Japan May Close 100 Old Coal Units by 2030 to Hit Emissions Goal 0720.rtf
Sweden Closes Last Coal Plant 2 Years Early 0420.rtf
Austria Ends Coal Era and Commits to More Renewable Energy 0420.rtf
Philippines’ Oldest Conglomerate to Get Out of Coal by 2030 - 0420.rtf
New York’s Last Coal-Fired Power Plant to Retire Tuesday 0320.rtf
Shuttering US Coal Plants Saved 26,000 Lives over a Decade 0120.rtf
2 of America’s Biggest Coal Plants Closed This Month 1119.rtf
DTE Pledges Carbon-Free Power by 2050, Banking on Utility-Scale Storage, Small Nuclear, CCS 0919.rtf
PacifiCorp to Quicken Move Away from Coal-Fired Power 1019.rtf
Share of Coal in UK's Electricity System Falls to Record Lows 0819.rtf
Illinois Is Taking Another Step Away from Its Dirtiest Electricity Source 0619.rtf
Close Coal Plants to Save Money Is Indiana Utility's Plan 0419.rtf
'Peak Coal in Sight’, as New Power Stations Drop and Retirements Jump 0319.rtf
Dutch to Close Amsterdam Coal-Fired Power Plant 4 Years Early 0319.rtf
TVA Votes to Close 2 Coal Plants, Despite Trump and Kentucky GOP 0219.rtf
Georgia Power Proposes Edging Further Away from Coal 0219.rtf
Germany Sets Deadline to End Coal Use by 2038 - 0119.rtf
President Trump Can't Stop U.S. Coal Plants from Retiring 0119.rtf
Israel to Stop Electricity Production from Coal by 2030 - 1218.rtf
Even in Indiana, New Renewables Are Cheaper than Existing Coal Plants 1018.rtf
Xcel Plans to Shut 660 MW of Coal, Build 1.8 GW Renewables in Colorado 0618.rtf
Duke Energy’s Climate Report Charts Path to Reduce Coal Use by 2030 - 0318.rtf
GOP Is Trying to Prop Up Coal, but Plants Keep Closing 0318.rtf
China Beats 2017 Coal-Fired Power Capacity Reduction Target - Xinhua 0318.rtf
Consumers Energy to Stop Burning Coal by 2040 - 0218.rtf
France Is Officially Shutting All Coal-Fired Power Plants in 3 Years 0118.rtf
Xcel Learns to Forecast Wind, Then Shuts Coal Plants 1217.rtf
Canada, Britain to Tout Coal Phase-Out as U.S. Champions Fossil Fuels 1117.rtf
German Coal Mining Could End by 2030s, Says Merkel’s Coalition Negotiator 1117.rtf
Coal Plant Closures Are Coming to Texas. So What Market Changes Are Needed? 1017.rtf
China Energy Regulator Raises Targets for Curbing Coal-Fired Power 0817.rtf
Beijing Aims to Curb City's Use of Coal by 2020 - 0717.rtf
West Virginia Coal Production Decline Expected to Continue 0617.rtf
The World’s Largest Coal Mining Company Is Closing 37 Sites 0617.rtf
Massachusetts Closes Door on Coal, Looks to New Beginnings 0617.rtf
China Creates World's 1st Coal-to-Ethanol Production Line 0317.rtf
NV Energy Pulls Plug on Coal-Fired Power Plant near Vegas 0317.rtf
Coal Plants Keep Closing on Trump's Watch 0217.rtf
Thai Junta Puts Coal-Fired Power Plant Plan on Hold 0217.rtf
West’s Largest Coal-Fired Power Plant Is Closing 0217.rtf
Developers Withdraw Bellingham Coal Terminal Applications, Ending Project 0217.rtf
West’s Largest Coal Plant May Close, Latest of Many. 0117.rtf
China Halts over 100 Coal Power Projects 0117.rtf
Michigan's Biggest Electric Provider Phasing Out Coal, despite Trump 1116.rtf
Alberta Reaches $1.36 Billion Deal to Shut Down Coal Plants 1116.rtf
Ottawa to Phase Out Canadian Coal by 2030 - 1116.rtf
Britain's Last Coal Power Plants to Close by 2025 - 1116.rtf
7 Texas Coal Plants Could Close in Coming Years 0916.rtf
Puget Sound Energy Agrees to Shut Part of Montana Coal-Power Plant 0716.rtf
South Korea Considers Shutdown of Old Coal Power Plants to Cut Emissions 0616.rtf
Coal Plants Disappeared from MidContinent ISO -- and So Did Demand 0516.rtf
Germany to Exit Coal Power ‘Well before 2050' - 0516.rtf
Rapid Decline of Coal Use Leads to 4% Drop in UK Emissions 0316.rtf
Scotland Closes Its Last Coal-Fired Power Plant 0316.rtf
Peabody Energy Flags Bankruptcy Risk, after Skipping Interest Payment 0316.rtf
US Coal Power Plant Retirements Surge 0316.rtf
Connecticut's Last Coal-Fired Power Plant to Be Closed 0216.rtf
Coal Slides to New Low as Source of US Electricity 0116.rtf
Oregon Utilities Agree to Phase Out Coal-Fired Power 0116.rtf
China to Halt New Coal Mine Approvals, amid Pollution Fight 1215.rtf
Polish Government Chokes on Coal 1215.rtf
Mass Layoffs in China’s Coal Country Threaten Unrest 1215.rtf
Missing Climate Goals, Dutch Mull Closing Coal Plants 1115.rtf
UK's Coal Plants 'to Be Phased Out within 10 Years' 1115.rtf
Merkel's `Black Gold' Loses Shine, as Lignite Phase-Out Begins 1015.rtf
U.K. Said to Consider Closing All Coal-Fired Plants by 2023 - 1015.rtf
Number of U.S. Coal Mines Falls to Lowest on Record 0915.rtf
Iowa Utility Will Phase Out Coal At 5 Plants 0715.rtf
Ohio University, in Coal Country, to Switch from Coal to Natural Gas 0715.rtf
Bluer Skies? Beijing Picks up Pace in Cutting Coal Dependence 0715.rtf
Germany to Shut Down 2.7 GW of Coal-Fired Plants, Extend Power Grid 0715.rtf
Inside the War on Coal 0515.rtf
Kentucky May Accidentally Comply With EPA's Clean Power Plan 0515.rtf
Duke Plans Natural Gas-Fired Plant in Asheville to Replace Coal One 0515.rtf
Here’s What China Closing Coal-Power Plants Means for Emissions 0415.rtf
Australia’s AGL to Shut All Coal Power Plants by 2050, to Limit Global Warming 0415.rtf
End of an Era - Mercury Rule Shutters Utah's Oldest Power Plant.rtf
Michigan State University President Announces Coal Phase-Out 0415.rtf
Georgia Power’s Yates Plant to Shut Down Coal Units by Mid-April 0315.rtf
Beijing to Shut All Major Coal Power Plants to Cut Pollution 0315.rtf
1,000 MW HVDC Line from Ontario Replaces Pennsylvania Coal Plants 0315.rtf
China's Coal Usage Targeted in New Energy Plan 0315.rtf
Kansas City Power & Light Will Stop Using Coal at Some of Its Generating Units 0115.rtf
EU’s Biggest Coal Group to Cut Jobs, Close Mines to Survive 0115.rtf
Chinese Coal Demand Fell in 2014 - 0115.rtf
‘Worst of Worst’ Coal Project in Indonesia’s Kalimantan in Doubt After Snub 1214.rtf
China Government Plans More Coal Mine Closures Through 2016 - 1214.rtf
Germany May Shut Down 8 More Coal Power Plants 1114.rtf
Victorian State Election 2014 - Will Market Force Out Coal Power Stations? 1114.rtf
Denmark Considers Phasing Out Coal by 2025, in Big Green Shift 1114.rtf
Arizona Public Service Will Close 1 of the 4 Generators at Cholla Power Plant 0914.rtf
TVA Agrees to Shut Down 18 Coal-Fired Boilers and Curb Emissions 0414.rtf
TVA Closing 8 Coal Units at Plants in Alabama and Kentucky 1113.rtf
Central Government Condones Locals Destroying Coal Plant Near Beijing 0214.rtf
China to Shut Coal Mines in Safety Overhaul 1013.rtf
Minnesota’s Largest Coal Unit to Restart, Despite Concerns over Emissions 1013.rtf
Largest Coal-Fired Plant in New England to Close by 2017 - 1013.rtf
Buffett Says Coal’s Slide to Be Permanent, Yet Gradual 0713.rtf
US Won’t Fund a Massive Coal Plant in Vietnam 0713.rtf
Coal's Slipping Grip - Death of a Georgia Coal Plant 0713.rtf
Coal's Slipping Grip - New England Leads the Way 0713.rtf
For East Texas Coal Belt, Dread over New Climate-Change Rules 0613.rtf
Sun Sets on 2 More US Coal Plant Projects 0613.rtf
How Ontario Is Ending Coal Power 0413.rtf
AEP to Stop Burning Coal at Ohio Power Plant 0213.rtf
Ontario Phases Out Coal 0113.rtf
Georgia Power to Close 15 Coal Units 0113.rtf
Coal Is a Risky Proposition 1012.rtf
9 More Coal Plants to Close 0212.rtf
The Good News About Coal 0611.rtf
EPA Regs May Shut 50 GW of Coal 1210.rtf
Beginning of the End for Coal? Citi Sees Structural Decline. 0514.rtf
At left, 2 EIA coal plant retirement graphs, from about a year earlier.
Note the 37 GW increase in closings announced above, compared to below (earlier).
Charts at left about the US
Age of US Coal-Fired Power Plants
Almost all the expected (as of Dec. 2010) 40-55 GW of coal-fired retirements in the US will take place at merchant power plants, which sell power into competitive wholesale markets, rather than at regulated-utility plants, which sell power to retail customers. Therefore, the effects will be concentrated in the Southeast (SERC), the mid-Atlantic (RFC), and Texas (ERCOT). The map and data below are from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation.
According to one analysis, the new regulations are expected to push approximately 25,000 - 40,000 MegaWatts (MW, or 25-40 GigaWatts (GW)) of smaller, older coal plants into retirement, in addition to the 5,000 MW of retirements that have already been announced. Another analysis estimated that 50,000 MW of capacity is "at risk" of retirement. A third analysis placed the total at 60,000 MW between 2013 and 2017.
China Used More Coal Power Last Year, in Blow to Climate Efforts 0125.rtf
China Stands Almost Alone in Expanding Its Coal Power Fleet 0323.rtf
China’s Coal Power Boom Is More Complex than It Seems 0323.rtf
China’s Coal Plant Approvals Highest in 7 Years 0223.rtf
China to Host Almost 1:3 of the World’s New Coal Mines 0922.rtf
China’s Record Drought Is Drying Rivers and Feeding Its Coal Habit 0822.rtf
China’s Coal Demand Is Rebounding from a Covid-Induced Slump 0722.rtf
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Chinese Premier Calls for More Coal Production as Electricity Demand Soars 0622.rtf
China Coal Expansions Threaten Higher Methane Levels Worldwide 0522.rtf
12.8 GW of Chinese Overseas Coal Projects Axed, but 57 GW Could Still Proceed 0522.rtf
China’s Banks Are the Last Big Players in Coal Company Financing 0422.rtf
Coal’s Comeback in India Shows Scale of Climate Challenge 0322.rtf
China Signals Coal Reliance to Continue with 3 New Large Mines 0222.rtf
China Issues Guidelines to Fight Pollution, Cut Emissions 1121.rtf
China Orders Coal Mines to Raise Production to Address Power Crunch 1021.rtf
Climate Report from China 1021.rtf - coal shortage and consequent electricity shortages
China Is Key to Saving Earth from Climate Change, but It Can’t Quit Coal. 0921.rtf
China’s Heat Wave Is Pushing Coal Prices Toward Record Level 0721.rtf
China Is Facing Its Worst Power Shortage in a Decade, a Whole-World Problem 0621.rtf - Drought has cut hydropower deeply. At the same time, coal mining is limited by mandate, to peak no later than 2025, per committment made to other nations. Massive suspension of coal mines across China for safety checks. Coal is expensive at home and to import. Guangdong province — over 10% of China's annual economic output — has been rationing power for over a month. Similar issues in at least 9 other provinces.
China Generated over Half the World's Coal-Fired Electricity in 2020 - 0321.rtf
Despite Pledges to Cut Emissions, China Goes on a Coal Building Spree 0321.rtf
China in Climate Denial? US Railroads Reverse Course on Warming. 0321.rtf
China Must Ban New Coal Power Plants to Meet 2060 Goal 1120.rtf
Years after Freezing New Projects, China Resumes Building Coal Power Plants 1119.rtf
Push for More Coal Power in China Imperils Climate 0319.rtf
China Expands Switch from Polluting Coal Heating in 2018- Environment Minister 0319.rtf
Despite Climate Pledges, China Struggles to Break Coal Habit 1018.rtf
China's Coal Consumption Clouded in Mystery 0518.rtf
China Beats 2017 Coal-Fired Power Capacity Reduction Target - Xinhua 0318.rtf
Choking on Beijing's Clean Air Costs 1217.rtf - Switching 200,000 to 3.5 or even 37 million rural households from dirty home coal stoves (bigger air polliution source than coal-fired power plants) to natural gas costs $1,250 to $1,540 per household.
By 2020, Every Chinese Coal Plant Will Be More Efficient than Every US Coal 0517.rtf
China Creates World's 1st Coal-to-Ethanol Production Line 0317.rtf
Despite Climate Change Vow, China Pushes to Dig More Coal 1116.rtf
China May Be Entering “Post-Coal Growth.” But Don’t Get Too Excited. 0816.rtf
China Pledged to Curb Coal Plants, but It’s Still Adding Them. 0716.rtf
China Curbs Plans for 200 More Coal-Fired Power Plants 0416.rtf
In Coal-Powered China, Electric Car Surge Fuels Fear of Worsening Smog 0116.rtf
China’s Coal Use Declines as Electricity Demand Falls Flat 0116.rtf
Mass Layoffs in China’s Coal Country Threaten Unrest 1215.rtf
China Burns Much More Coal Than Reported, Complicating Climate Talks 1115.rtf -
up to 17% more, as many factories didn’t report.
China's Economic Shift to Aid Climate Fight but Packs a Commodity Punch 1015.rtf
Chinese Coal Data Cast Doubt on Historic Stalling of World CO2 - 0915.rtf
Over January-April, from 2014, China Cut Coal Use, CO2 as Much as UK Uses 0515.rtf - Coal down 8%, CO2 5%
Thousands Protest against Coal-Fired Power Plant in Heyuan, China 0415.rtf
China 2014 Coal Output Down 2.5%,1st Drop in a Decade 0115.rtf
Chinese Coal Demand Fell in 2014 - 0115.rtf
China Government Plans More Coal Mine Closures Through 2016 - 1214.rtf
China to Slow Down New Coal-to-Gas Projects a Lot, to Cut CO2 Emissions 1214.rtf - Water too!
China Will Cap Its Coal Consumption by 2020 - 1114.rtf - China’s new 5-Year Plan (2015-2020) calls for coal use to increase from 3.75 to 4.2 billion tons a year. It also calls for coal’s % of electricity generation to continue falling (from more than 70%), from 67% in 2013 to 62% in 2020. China has said it will peak coal use as soon as possible and will peak its CO2 emissios by 2030. Whether 4.2 billion tons is planned to be an all-time peak is open to interpretation. In fact, coal consumption in 2013-14 has fallen faster than the 2010-2015 Plan calls for.
China, U.S. Agree to Limit Greenhouse Gases 1114.rtf
China Follows Through on its Climate Pledges 1114.rtf
Why Abbott's Faith in Coal Could Be Wrong - Very Wrong 1014.rtf - China coal use was down 6.7% for 2014 Q1-3, vs 2013 Q1-3.
Coal Likely to Remain India's Energy Focus as It Battles for Jobs 1014.rtf
Shock China Coal Tariff Decision Throws Australian Free Trade Talks into Turmoil 1014.rtf
China's 'War on Pollution' Sees Coal Drop for First Time in Century 0814.rtf - down 1.8% for 2014 Q1-2 vs 2013 Q1-2
China’s Plan to Limit Coal Use Could Spur Consumption for Years 0714.rtf
China's Coal Industry Says Times Are Hard, Outlook Worse 0714.rtf
China’s Solution to Coal’s Smog in Cities Increases Carbon Emissions 0514.rtf
China’s Thirsty Coal Industry Guzzles Precious Water 0514.rtf
China Slashes Spending on New Fossil-Fuel Power Plants 0514.rtf
China's Coal Boom Is Slowing — That's a Big Deal for Climate Change 0414.rtf
Bangladesh, Vulnerable to Climate Change, Turns to Coal Power 1113.rtf
Poland Builds Electronic Wall to Keep Out German Renewables 1113.rtf
Poland Seeks to Make 'Coal' a Less Dirty Word at U.N. Climate Talks 1113.rtf
2 Australian Coal Mines Alone Will Emit More GHGs Than 52 Countries 1113.rtf
No Sign of King Coal's Demise, as Asian Demand Rises 1013.rtf
Kids Get Smog Day As Pollution Shuts Down China's Harbin 1013.rtf
Key Mangrove Forest Faces Major Threat from a Coal Plant 1013.rtf
Japan on Gas, Coal Power Building Spree to Fill Nuclear Void 1013.rtf
Citibank- Expect Peak Coal in China by 2020 - 0913.rtf
Europe Whets Appetite for Coal as US Eschews It 0913.rtf
Coal Splutters as China Seeks Breath of Fresh Air 0913.rtf
China to Curb Coal Use to Combat Air Pollution 0913.rtf
New Coal-Fired Power Stations in Guangdong Will Kill Thousands 0813.rtf
China Uses Almost Half World's Coal 0113.rtf
Coal Push Strains an Already Water-Stressed China 0913.rtf
Burning Coal Shortens Lives in China 0713.rtf
This graph is from the China Energy Group at the US Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, in "China Energy and Emission Paths to 2030 (2nd edition), as shown in the Citibank analysis that projects peak Chinese CO2 emissions by 2020. Bernstein projects a 2016 peak.
This Citibank graph has 2 IEA & 4 Citi curves.
The 4 Citi curves beneath the 2 IEA differ in economic growth & energy policy assumptions.
China Leads in Clean Coal 0509.rtf
US carbon intensity for electric generation in 2012 was 0.50 t CO2 / MWh, while China's was a bit more than 0.7. - USDOE/EIA
This projection for coal power is outdated. Peak coal in China was once projected for after 2030, but revised by China to 2026. Driving China’s coal peak earlier are:
horrible air pollution from coal
slower (4-6%/yr) GDP growth
natural gas revolution
huge wind & solar growth
more hydro & nukes
energy efficiency & clean coal.
A graph from the USDOE EIA. China's newest (ultra-supercritical) coal plants operate at 45% efficiency. China leads the world in the number of such efficient coal plants. As more old Chinese coal-fired power plants retire, the efficiency of China's coal-fired power plant fleet will rise. 45% is considerably more efficient than the EU average of 38%, and even more efficient compared to the old 33% rule of thumb in the U.S.
For comparison, the newest natural gas plants in the US achieve 56-60% efficiency, using combined jet engine and steam turbine cycles with the latest metallurgy, etc.
US Power Firms Lift Coal Pollution to Protect Profits So Far in 2025 - 0325.rtf
Retirement Plans Delayed for Largest US Coal Plants 0125.rtf
China Used More Coal Power Last Year, in Blow to Climate Efforts 0125.rtf
Coal Use to Reach New Peak and Stay at Near-Record Levels for Years 1224.rtf
Coal More Profitable to Burn in Germany as Carbon Costs Decline 0724.rtf
Coal Keeps Powering India, as Booming Economy Crushes Green Hopes 0424.rtf
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Driven by China, Coal Plants Made a Comeback in 2023 - 0424.rtf
India’s Plans to Double Coal Production Ignore Climate Threat 0124.rtf
Why India Will Continue to Rely on Coal for the Foreseeable Future 1223.rtf
Activists Slam Coal Pollution from Indonesia’s ‘Clean’ Battery Production 0823.rtf
Captive to Coal - Indonesia to Burn Even More Fossil Fuel for Green Tech 0823.rtf
Earth Could Warm 3° if Nations Keep Building Coal Plants 0423.rtf
China Stands Almost Alone in Expanding Its Coal Power Fleet 0323.rtf
China’s Coal Power Boom Is More Complex than It Seems 0323.rtf
China’s Coal Plant Approvals Highest in 7 Years 0223.rtf
Coal Was Meant to Be History. Instead, Its Use Is Soaring. 1122.rtf
Coal Investments Soar as Climate Systems ‘Breakdown’ Looms 1022.rtf
China to Host Almost 1:3 of the World’s New Coal Mines 0922.rtf
Energy Crunch Pushes Japan into Era of Uncharted Coal Power 0922.rtf
China’s Record Drought Is Drying Rivers and Feeding Its Coal Habit 0822.rtf
Chinese Premier Calls for More Coal Production as Electricity Demand Soars 0622.rtf
Facing a Power Crisis and Searing Heat, India Falls Back on Coal 0522.rtf
China Coal Expansions Threaten Higher Methane Levels Worldwide 0522.rtf
12.8 GW of Chinese Overseas Coal Projects Axed, but 57 GW Could Still Proceed 0522.rtf
China’s Banks Are the Last Big Players in Coal Company Financing 0422.rtf
China Signals Coal Reliance to Continue with 3 New Large Mines 0222.rtf
As Blackouts Loom, Indonesia’s Energy Crisis Highlights Its Coal Addiction 0122.rtf
The World Is Burning the Most Coal Ever to Keep the Lights On 1221.rtf
South Africa Sued Over Plans to Build New Coal Power Plants 1121.rtf
7 Nations Join UN Pledge to Stop Building New Coal Power Plants 0921.rtf
China's Xi Jinping Promises to Halt New Coal Projects Abroad 0921.rtf
Indonesia’s New Plan Still Clings to Coal, despite Phaseout Pledge 0921.rtf
Bucking Global Shift to Cleaner Energy, Zimbabwe Digs Deeper into Coal 0821.rtf
Indonesia to Retire Coal-Fired Power Plants, while Also Adding More 0621.rtf
China Finances Most Coal Power Plants Built Today 0521.rtf
China in Climate Denial? US Railroads Reverse Course on Warming. 0321.rtf
Despite Pledges to Cut Emissions, China Goes on a Coal Spree 0321.rtf
Mexico, Once a Climate Leader, Now Bets Big on Coal 0221.rtf
As World Sours on Coal, Top Producer Indonesia Tries to Sweeten It at Home 1220.rtf
China Pushes Pakistan to Record-High Coal-Fired Generation 0720.rtf
The Pandemic Has Everyone Ditching Coal Quicker — Except Asia 0620.rtf
Japan Races to Build New Coal-Burning Power Plants, Despite the Climate Risks 0220.rtf
Global Use of Coal-Fired Electricity Set for Biggest Autumn This Year 1119.rtf
Years after Freezing New Projects, China Resumes Building Coal Power Plants 1119.rtf
Bangladesh Seen as Climate Threat by Boosting Coal Reliance 1119.rtf
Coal Power Plants Flourish in the Philippines, despite ‘Climate Emergency’ 1019.rtf
Japan Builds Coal Plants Abroad That Wouldn’t Be Allowed at Home 0819.rtf
Inside John Kerry’s Vietnam Shadow Diplomacy on Climate Change 0419.rtf
Push for More Coal Power in China Imperils Climate 0319.rtf
Despite Climate Pledges, China Struggles to Break Coal Habit 1018.rtf
Vietnam in Test of What Happens When the U.S. Abandons Climate Diplomacy 0518.rtf
Myanmar Coal Plant Growth Could Kill 280,000 - 0517.rtf
Pakistan Ramps Up Coal Power with Chinese-Backed Plants 0517.rtf
Indonesia’s Clean Coal Dreams 0317.rtf - supercritical and ultra-supercritical increase efficiency, so emissions are less.
Vietnam Develops Coal Power, despite Environmental Concerns 0217.rtf
Thai Junta Puts Coal-Fired Power Plant Plan on Hold 0217.rtf
Indonesia’s Last Stand for a Coal Industry in Peril 0217.rtf
‘Irrational’ Coal Plants May Hamper China’s Climate Change Efforts 0217.rtf
Southeast Asia’s Coal Boom Could Cause 70,000 Deaths per Year by 2030 - 0117.rtf
Why Is Climate-Conscious Vietnam Choosing Coal over Nuclear? 1216.rtf
China Pledged to Curb Coal Plants, but It’s Still Adding Them. 0716.rtf
Coal India’s Production Boom Bulldozes Villages 0716.rtf
Turkey Coal Surge an ‘Historic Error,’ Say Economists 0616.rtf
NSW Report Banks on Delusion of Rising Coal Output, Royalties Out to 2056 - 0516.rtf
Plans for Coal-Fired Power in Asia Are ‘Disaster for Planet', Warns World Bank 0516.rtf
Countries Eyeing Coal-Fired Plants Must Reassess Energy Strategy - IRENA 0516.rtf
Bangladesh Police Kill 4, Charge 1,000s over Coal Plant Protests 0416.rtf
Japan Embraces Coal, while the Rest of the World Tries to Cut Emissions 0416.rtf
Locals Oppose Plans to Build 1st Coal-Fired Power Plant in Kenya 0316.rtf
Greenpeace Says China Is Increasing Coal-Fired Capacity 0316.rtf
Pakistan Turns to Coal to Keep Factories Running 0116.rtf
As Hydropower Dries Up, Tanzania Moves toward Fossil Fuels 1215.rtf
Australia Approves Huge Abbot Point Coal Port Expansion by Great Barrier Reef 1215.rtf
India Says Paris Climate Deal Won't Affect Plans to Double Coal Output 1215.rtf
2400 Coal-Fired Power Plants Planned Despite Climate-Friendly Pledges 1215.rtf
Coal Plans Would Derail 2°C Warming Target 1215.rtf
Nations Conflict on Subsidy Rules for Exporting Coal-Fired Power Plants 1115.rtf
India Leads Asia's Dash for Coal, as Emissions Blow East 1015.rtf
Is It Too Late to Stop Turkey's Coal Rush? 0815.rtf
Cheap Power or Clean Energy? India’s $200 Billion Dilemma 0715.rtf
Coal Renaissance Means Switching to Plan B - Carbon Pricing and CO2 Removal 0715.rtf
“Coal Is Not Dead’ - Aussie Study Describes Forces behind Coal Renaissance 0715.rtf
Balkan Coal Rush Risks Lasting Damage, Campaigners Warn 0515.rtf
Turkey to Double Coal Capacity in 4 Years 0515.rtf
Australia’s New Coal Frontier - Mega Mines, Mega Emissions 0515.rtf
Coal Likely to Remain India's Energy Focus as It Battles for Jobs 1014.rtf
Coal - Burma’s New Power Battleground 0914.rtf
2 Australian Coal Mines Alone Will Emit More GHGs Than 52 Countries 1113.rtf
Key Mangrove Forest Faces Major Threat from a Coal Plant 1013.rtf
Japan on Gas, Coal Power Building Spree to Fill Nuclear Void 1013.rtf
Europe Whets Appetite for Coal as US Eschews It 0913.rtf
China’s Record Drought Is Drying Rivers and Feeding Its Coal Habit 0822.rtf - Hydropower is China's largest source of clean energy.
China to Boost Funding to Reduce Emissions at Coal Power Plants 0724.rtf
Japan Vows to End Construction of New Unabated Coal Plants 1223.rtf
Europe’s Energy Risks Go Beyond Gas 1122.rtf
Coal Mining Emits More Methane Than Venting & Flaring from Gas and Oil Wells 0322.rtf
How Spiking Energy Prices Complicate the Fight against Global Warming 0222.rtf
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Pulling the Plug on Their Insurance Could Finally Stop New Coal Plants 1021.rtf
IEA Sees Global Coal Demand Stable Up to 2024 - 1219.rtf
Renewable Electricity Beat Out Coal in the US for the 1st Time in April 0619.rtf
Reducing U.S. Coal Emissions Could Create Jobs in Forestry, Transportation 1118.rtf
Trump Is Pushing Coal Abroad 1217.rtf - US coal exports are up 70% in 2017.
Queensland Says It Won't Play Any Role in Funding for Adani Project 0517.rtf
There Are Now Twice as Many Solar Jobs as Coal Jobs in the US 0217.rtf
Coal Keeps Firm Grip on Germany, even as Renewables Flourish 1116.rtf
Coal Renaissance Means Switching to Plan B - Carbon Pricing and CO2 Removal 0715.rtf
Coal Industry Scores a Win, but Fate of Plants Still in Air 0615.rtf
Our Solar Energy Future May Still Have Lots of Coal Plants in the Background 0615.rtf
These 10 Billion Tons of Coal Could Erase Obama's Climate Change Progress 0515.rtf
There Are About as Many Solar jobs as Coal Jobs in the US 0115.rtf
Global Coal Demand Growth to Slow in Next 5 Years, due to China, IEA Says 1214.rtf
Coal Demand Set to Break 9 Billion Tonne Barrier This Decade 1214.rtf
Gulf Coast Embraces U.S. Coal Shippers Rejected by West 1114.rtf
Cheap Electricity for Poor Squeezing Out Solar in India 1114.rtf
Australian Doctors Mount Coal Warning, as G20 Kicks Off 1114.rtf
Shock China Coal Tariff Decision Throws Australian Free Trade Talks into Turmoil 1014.rtf
China Power Plants Exempt from Low-Quality Coal Ban 0914.rtf
Oregon Blocks Another Coal Export Terminal Plan – Will Feds Help? 0814.rtf
Port Metro Vancouver OKs Massive US Coal Terminal 0814.rtf
Bad News for Big Coal - Oregon Rejects Proposed Export Terminal 0814.rtf
Kansas Considers Revised Permit for $2.8 Billion Sunflower Coal Plant 0514.rtf
Bangladesh, Vulnerable to Climate Change, Turns to Coal Power 1113.rtf
Poland Builds Electronic Wall to Keep Out German Renewables 1113.rtf
Poland Seeks to Make 'Coal' a Less Dirty Word at U.N. Climate Talks 1113.rtf
World Bank Aids New Coal Project Abroad, Defying Its Policy 0913.rtf
Coal Foe Named to FERC Is Latest Obama Pick Drawing Ire 0813.rtf
Climate Change Will Disrupt Energy Supplies, DOE Warns 0713.rtf
Use of Coal to Generate US Power Rises 0713.rtf - a blip in downward trend
Coal to Catch Oil as #1 Energy Source in 10 Years 1212.rtf
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