September 12, 2022 Coal, lumber among goods threatened by potential rail strike Freight railroads and labor unions worked through the weekend to try to avoid a strike that could cost the US economy more than $2 billion a day.
September 12, 2022 Column: Russia’s coal exports to Asia slipping even as discount widens Russia’s seaborne exports of all grades of coal to Asia dropped to the lowest in four months in August.
September 12, 2022 Colombia to require environmental permits for exploration Companies operating in Colombia currently need environmental permission only for the extraction and production phases of projects.
September 8, 2022 Column: China’s August coal and copper imports not as strong as they look China's imports of major commodities were mixed in August, with ongoing weakness in crude oil and natural gas.
September 8, 2022 China to add more coal plants than thought to ease energy crunch The world’s biggest energy user plans to add 270 gigawatts of thermal capacity in the five years through 2025.
September 8, 2022 China’s Yankuang Energy ends buyout talks with Yancoal Australia Glencore had also sold its minority stake in the coal producer for A$442 million ($298 million) in July.
September 8, 2022 Glencore faces Australian challenge over net-zero strategy Environmental lawyers ClientEarth support complaint against the miner alleging it could be misleading investors and public over its climate strategy.
September 7, 2022 German reliance on coal, renewables grew in first half of 2022 The rising share of renewable energy was driven by an increase in wind and solar power, boosted by the high number of hours of sunshine in the first six months.
September 7, 2022 Billionaire Adani adds more detail on $70 billion green push The world’s third-richest person wants to build major facilities to manufacture electrolyzers for making green hydrogen, wind power turbines, and solar panels.
September 6, 2022 Column: China’s drought intensifies global coal shortage China's rising coal consumption threatens to worsen a worldwide shortage as power producers in Europe and the United States also turn back to solid fuel in the face of soaring…
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