US withdraws from coal-to-clean JETP deals for developing nations
Just Energy Transition Partnerships for South Africa, Indonesia and Vietnam will have to move forward without US backing as Trump walks away from international climate funding
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Zimbabwe plans to expand coal use to address drought-induced blackouts
The Southern African nation faces severe power shortages but lacks the funding to shift to cleaner energy sources, campaigners say
This Australian coal community is co-designing its own green future
The mining town of Collie offers a promising example of how to survive – and even thrive – amid the global transition to net-zero emissions
What Trump got wrong on China, coal and climate
Republican candidate Donald Trump has cited China’s coal plants as a reason for the US to stick with fossil fuels – but he fails to acknowledge China’s massive clean energy industry
Plans to turn Europe’s biggest coal mine into a leisure lake prove divisive
Transition experts say repurposing Poland’s Bełchatów mine and power plant for renewables not recreation could bring more jobs, revenue and electricity
Indian coal giants pushed for lax pollution rules while ramping up production
Even as India agreed to phase down coal power at UN climate talks, state-run firms were lobbying government to weaken pollution regulations and expand the sector
Why we need new laws to end coal, oil and gas – now
Introducing strong policies to accelerate the rollout of renewables, coupled with a rapid, legally implemented phase-out of fossil fuels, may be our best hope for curbing global warming
Dutch coal plant lost €800m in value last year
Power stations opened in 2015 are losing value fast, amid falling EU electricity demand and surging renewable generation
Adani coal would not cut emissions – IEA expert
Australian ministers claim Carmichael mine would send cleaner coal to India than imports from elsewhere. This is false, says analyst from major global agency
Have Chinese CO2 emissions really peaked?
We are really bad at predicting Chinese emissions. Why do we think we know what happens next?
Executive disorder: Trump’s climate policies bid goodbye to reality
Despite the rhetoric, US president Donald Trump’s irrational climate order will fail to benefit the miners he has championed
Coal power pipeline shrinks dramatically in boon for climate
A freeze on projects in China and India gives fresh hope of meeting tough global warming limits, according to a report by Coal Swarm, Greenpeace and Sierra Club
China kickstarting new coal boom in Pakistan
In a region of Pakistan besieged by drought, and blessed with solar potential, China is funding the expansion of huge new coal projects
Port of Amsterdam set to be coal-free by 2030
Major EU shipping hub is diversifying away from coal in line with a transition to lower carbon sources of energy, strategy paper reveals
Ancient tombs discovery stalls Polish coal mine development
Burial mounds from the 5,000-year-old Funnelbeaker culture stand in the way of the proposed Ościsłowo opencast lignite mine
Court forces Turkish coal plant to suspend operations
Three years after it came online, Izdemir power station has been stripped of its environmental licence, in a win for campaigners
Campaigners claim legal win against Bosnian coal power push
Setback for Chinese-backed plant planned near Europe’s second most-polluted city, with a ruling it must comply with tougher pollution limits
India to end coal imports in ‘next few years’
A 25% drop in imports in 2016 leads minister to declare independence from foreign coal
Germany ‘must halve coal power’ to meet 2030 climate target
Report commissioned by the Federal Environment Agency recommends closing older plants rather than relying on the carbon price
China reveals 2016 coal power crackdown
Beijing government says it is starting to cancel coal projects, but critics say country is wasting billions on polluting capacity it does not require
India to halt building new coal plants in 2022
Draft government plan finds no need for new coal stations beyond those already under construction, calls for massive renewable energy push
IEA cuts coal demand forecast for fifth year in a row
Global coal use is flatlining as China continues to restructure its economy, says influential energy think-tank
Court blocks Polish coal plant, in victory for campaigners
While Poland’s top politicians promote coal, communities and environmental lawyers are pushing back through the courts
Brand new Dutch coal plants are crashing in value
The grim financial state of power stations opened in 2015 offer a cautionary tale to investors in countries like Japan and Poland, says think-tank
South Africa authorises coal splurge during UN climate summit
Government accused of ignoring increasingly severe water crisis as it gives green light to more coal plants in bid to tackle electricity shortages
World Bank broke own rules as coalmine left Kosovo village “in limbo”
Failings on the part of the bank contributed to “real and often severe harm” over a “prolonged period” to villagers around the Sibovc mine, says leaked report
Bosnia faces legal action over Chinese-backed coal dash
Green groups are slinging legal challenges at proposed coal plants in a bid to prevent pollution and climate damage
German minister: we’ll burn coal till the 2040s
Ministers say there’s little chance of Europe’s top economy switching off its coal plants for next two decades, despite raft of green policies
Brazilian senate approves new coal funding
Support to “modernise” coal power plants was smuggled into a bill about electricity sector privatisation, prompting calls for a presidential veto
Is the UK about to break G7 fossil fuel subsidy pledge?
Funding gas plants to prevent electricity blackouts goes against a G7 promise to nix polluter handouts, says NGO
When you’re in a carbon hole, stop digging
Coal mine expansion makes dirty fuel cheap and delays the transition to clean alternatives. A moratorium is in order, argues Richard Denniss