Queensland Labor looks certain to form government promising to veto a public loan, observers say that puts the southern hemisphere’s biggest coal project in serious doubt
The Green Party will only join a coalition promising to close at least 7GW of coal power capacity by 2020, its lawmakers say, as Germany likely faces another election
Christiana Figueres warns subsidising Adani’s controversial Carmichael mega-mine would damage Australia’s reputation abroad
“The future of our planet cannot tolerate us continually burning coal,” said the minister for environment of the tiny Pacific state
The US came to sell fossil fuels as a solution to climate change, but were interrupted by protests as the divided US arrived in Bonn
Leader of North Rhine-Westphalia, who is leading the CDU’s coalition talks on energy, said mines across Germany could be closed by the decade after next
Prospects of massive Indian-owned coal development take a dip after Queensland Labor leader makes surprise announcement
North American and European utilities are phasing out old coal plants, Coal Swarm survey shows, as Asian companies dominate new development
UK and Canada challenge other nations to join them in committing to end coal power generation, saying “we are doing our part”
A ‘Jamaica coalition’ is the most likely outcome of a surprising election, putting the Greens in a position to pursue their goal of ending coal power
A project that will double Kenya’s carbon emissions also threatens life on a fragile coastline, but the government’s planning process has been flawed
Coal will continue to produce roughly three-quarters of India’s electricity, says body charged with central planning, as it lays out plan to boost mining production
Government electricity authority says coal’s impact on health and environment tipped balance in favour of a gas and renewable-focused future
After rising at an average of 6% over the preceding decade, India’s coal consumption has risen at 2.2% a year since 2015, analysis from Greenpeace Energydesk shows
Euracoal accuses the European Commission of using air pollution legislation to implement climate policy, in breach of procedural rules
Matt Canavan, who has strongly backed Adani’s Queensland mega-mine, is third senator in recent weeks to be caught out by dual citizenship rule
India’s future is still tied to coal and fixing woeful inefficiency of plants will create huge new generation at a price solar cannot match
“I want grid power,” say locals, despite concerns that Rampal’s mega-plant may threaten the world heritage listed Sundarbans mangrove forests
Human rights review finds Australia’s coal production ambitions will contribute to dangerous climate change and asks government to reconsider
Donald Trump wants to revive the coal industry. But Redditors from declining US coal towns say their families need a future rather than a return to the past