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Arch Coal goes bankrupt as US sector declines
NEWS: Clean power plan and global demand slowdown hit mining companies for the dirtiest fossil fuel
India coal imports down 34% in December
NEWS: Delhi’s strategy to boost domestic production paying dividends in blow to world’s top coal exporters, but overall coal use set to soar
The King is dead: FT pens obituary to coal
CRIB NOTES 4-10 JAN: Coal braces for uncertain future, BP boss eyes gas glut, China targets 21% wind and solar boost
China’s prospects for big nuclear fade post-Paris
NEWS: Atomic power is proving too expensive and cumbersome for it to drive top polluter’s commitment to arrest rising carbon emissions
IEA: Global coal use flatlining on weak Chinese demand
NEWS: Paris climate deal reinforces tough outlook for mining sector, with prices set to remain low to 2020, says International Energy Agency
Investors pressure mining giants to phase out coal
NEWS: Funds worth US$4 trillion are calling on Anglo American, Glencore and Rio Tinto to assess their exposure to climate risk
China rescues US from Paris climate deal ‘typo’ fiasco
EXCLUSIVE: The US panicked at the inclusion of a legally binding term in historic UN climate change pact, prompting last minute huddles
UN climate talks go long haul as US, China leaders speak
NEWS: New planned for 9am Saturday but Washington’s top envoy says discussions could run into Sunday with deep divisions between rich and emerging economies
Brazil backs ‘high ambition coalition’ to break Paris deadlock
NEWS: Decision marks a rupture in BASIC bloc as India, China opposed to groups’ faster carbon-cutting aims
Pressure for regular reviews builds on India, China at Paris climate talks
NEWS: UNEP chief Achim Steiner and coalition of over 100 countries urge envoys to commit to tough review process, but questions persist on funding
COP21: US joins ‘coalition of high ambition’ at Paris talks
AS IT HAPPENED: UN releases new ‘clean’ draft text for agreement, US joins 100+ coalition of countries calling for tougher climate goals
No renewables without coal, says Indian energy minister
NEWS: Fossil fuel is imperative to meet India’s development needs, Piyush Goyal insists at the opening of UN COP21 climate talks in Paris
Is it immoral to invest in coal?
ANALYSIS: Cheap fuel for developing nations; disastrous for the climate. We asked three experts if it is morally defensible to bankroll new mines and power plants
Europe’s largest insurer Allianz to pull funds from coal
NEWS: German company holding €2 trillion worth in assets said it will shift an estimated €4 billion into clean energy
Solar v coal: Can India shift from fossils to sunbeams fast enough?
ANALYSIS: Why would you dig fossilised plants out of the bowels of the earth if you could capture rays from the heavens? It’s not that simple
Coal: The first casualty of the global climate fight
ANALYSIS: It’s early days to say that coal is in terminal decline, but the signs are not good. Support will be needed to help communities and countries adapt to a structural decline
Pakistan uproots mangroves to install coal-fired power plants
NEWS: Environmentalists warn Chinese-backed project will pollute the climate and damage a natural buffer against storms
Are major economies putting the squeeze on coal?
ANALYSIS: Upcoming G20 and OECD meetings promise a crackdown on fossil fuel subsidies, but their actions tell a different story
Taiwan aims to lead mainland China with climate plan
NEWS: Island state targets 50% cut in emissions by 2030 from business as usual, despite being frozen out of climate talks by Beijing
Bangladeshi protest intensifies against Rampal coal plant
NEWS: Environmentalists and left-wing parties warn project threatens the unique biodiversity of nearby Sundarbans mangrove forests