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Wednesday, 19 February, 2020

Tuesday, 18 February, 2020

Lex

Glencore: old king coal Premium

The black stuff is leaving a grubby mark at Swiss-based group

Sunday, 16 February, 2020

Glencore

Glencore’s coal business in the spotlight

Pressure mounting on world’s biggest exporter to abandon the fossil fuel

Friday, 14 February, 2020

Volkswagen AG

Volkswagen boss condemns German coal plant

Herbert Diess hits at energy groups in sign of disunity among country’s industry leaders

Thursday, 6 February, 2020

Drax Group PLC

Norway oil fund removes Drax from investment blacklist

Sovereign wealth fund rewards UK power group for moving away from fossil fuels

Wednesday, 5 February, 2020

Coal producer axes dividend as industry’s woes mount

Peabody Energy’s aim to deliver cash to investors scuppered by falling demand

Monday, 3 February, 2020

Drax Group PLC

Drax weighs ‘options’ for final coal units at North Yorkshire plant

Selby power station was once western Europe’s biggest polluter

Monday, 27 January, 2020

Nick Butler

The disruptive effects of Europe’s Green Deal

The strategy will affect many established businesses and change the pattern of trade

Tuesday, 21 January, 2020

BHP Group PLC

Australian bushfires weigh on coal production at BHP

World’s biggest natural resources group hit as industry ponders future of fossil fuels

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Thursday, 16 January, 2020

LexRWE AG

RWE: auf Wiedersehen, coal Premium

Fossil fuel is as unpopular with investors as it is with tree huggers

Thursday, 16 January, 2020

Germany

Germany strikes €44bn deal to phase out coal use by 2038

Compensation agreed for communities and companies including RWE

Friday, 10 January, 2020

Climate change

Siemens offers climate activist seat on energy arm’s board

Move comes as protests mount over company’s links to Australian coal mine

Thursday, 19 December, 2019

Berkshire Hathaway Inc

Buffett’s power division takes flak for coal plant closures

Berkshire Hathaway Energy’s switch to renewables is under scrutiny in Wyoming

Wednesday, 11 December, 2019

Tail RiskNeil Hume

Fossil fuel producers lay out case for final big rally

Despite green revolution, producers outline chance of a future supply shortfall

Tuesday, 3 December, 2019

Chinese business & finance

China aims to reduce coal power production

Beijing combats overcapacity in industry viewed as troublesome in climate change fight

Wednesday, 20 November, 2019

China

China ramps up coal power in face of emissions efforts

Study shows new plants being added equivalent to entire capacity of EU

Thursday, 14 November, 2019

LombardMatthew Vincent

New BHP boss shows miners need low-carbon leaders

Mike Henry succeeds Andrew Mackenzie as the industry’s class of 2013 moves on

Thursday, 7 November, 2019

Nick Butler

Technology can help natural gas stay competitive

Fuel’s dominance is at risk from advances in renewable energy

Wednesday, 6 November, 2019

South32 exits thermal coal with sale to Seriti Resources

Miner the latest to ditch fossil fuel as it offloads its South Africa Energy Coal unit

Saturday, 2 November, 2019

UK politics & policy

Government approves coal mine in Cumbria

West Cumbria Mining plans to dig UK’s first deep mine for 30 years

Tuesday, 29 October, 2019

US coal miner Murray Energy files for bankruptcy

Company’s founder a staunch Trump supporter who lobbied for more favourable policies

Monday, 28 October, 2019

Nick Butler

Energy transition needs more than private sector

There is a tension for big companies over investing in renewables or fossil fuels

Wednesday, 23 October, 2019

European coal plants forecast to lose €6.6bn in 2019

Report says coal-fired power struggling to compete with cheap renewables and gas

Thursday, 17 October, 2019

BHP UK investors urge halt to fossil fuel lobbying

Miner defends green credentials as one-fifth of shareholders vote to pull out of fossil fuel industry groups

Wednesday, 16 October, 2019

AnalysisCarbon capture and storage

Clock ticks on US carbon capture projects

Investors still await rules on a 2018 tax credit meant to encourage technology that will store planet-warming CO2

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