Almost 80% of the more than 80,000 residents working in Ermelo are employed by Eskom and Transnet, the state-owned energy and transport companies
The German government agreed that utility RWE could expand the Luetzerath coal mine in exchange for a faster national coal phase-out
The US and Japan led on mobilising finance to retire Indonesian coal plants and scale up renewables, in a deal announced in Bali
Rich countries have been discussing “just energy transition partnerships” with South Africa, Indonesia, Vietnam, India and Senegal
Insiders say less than 3% of the money rich countries promised is earmarked as grants, raising concerns about fairness and South Africa’s debt burden
AGL had planned to split in two and keep burning coal for another two decades or more, before Mike Cannon-Brookes led a shareholder revolt
Mike Cannon-Brookes’ market raid on AGL, Australia’s biggest polluter, is putting its slow coal exit plan under scrutiny
China has committed to cut methane emissions in a deal with the US but a lack of robust monitoring and expensive capture technologies are barriers
For too long, Japan has depended on coal power at home and promoted it abroad, despite the climate imperative to switch to clean energy
Scott Morrison’s administration is celebrating rising coal exports and pledging to send a shipment of coal to Ukraine
Global coal power generation reached an all time high in 2021, just as countries reached an elusive consensus to phase down the fossil fuel
A “traffic light coalition” of centre-left, green and pro-business parties has agreed to strengthen climate policies in the next German government
An estimated 13-20 million workers in India depend on coal assets for their livelihoods, raising the need for a transition plan and financial support
The country’s looming energy crisis raises serious questions over India’s coal expansion plan as private investors move away from the sector, analysts say
Many media reports have linked the power cuts to environmental policies aimed at curbing energy intensity, when high coal prices are the real culprit
The climate commission has called on the government to step up its 2030 climate goal – which some advisers say will require ending new coal and gas projects
Climate Investment Funds CEO Mafalda Duarte has been tasked with mobilising private capital to help wean developing countries off coal and create cleaner jobs
The coal-reliant nation will need to pivot quickly to renewable energy under the government’s proposed new climate target
As a global shift away from coal gathers momentum, the UK government is putting it at the heart of its the vision for this year’s UN climate talks in Glasgow
A surprise plan to strengthen Germany’s emission targets reignites debate on quitting coal and pricing carbon ahead of September’s election