Bangladesh is building a dirty and expensive coal plant next to the world's largest mangrove forest
Sep 27, 2016 13:42 pm UTC| Insights & Views
A controversial new coal power plant being built in Bangladesh is already running out of friends. Environmentalists worry it will spell disaster for the worlds largest mangrove forest, while locals worry about pollution...
King Coal is dethroned in the US – and that's good news for the environment
Sep 23, 2016 08:08 am UTC| Insights & Views
This is the worst year in decades for U.S. coal. During the first six months of 2016, U.S. coal production was down a staggering 28 percent compared to 2015, and down 33 percent compared to 2014. For the first time ever,...
Pacific pariah: how Australia’s love of coal has left it out in the diplomatic cold
Sep 23, 2016 08:06 am UTC| Insights & Views
Australias Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will have some explaining to do when he attends the Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting in Pohnpei, Micronesia, this week. Australias continued determination to dig up coal,...
COAL: Best performing commodity of the year
Sep 14, 2016 08:49 am UTC| Commentary
Surprisingly yes and specifically metallurgical coal. Surprising, because the declining price of coal for past few years have claimed some prominent victims. Peabody Energy, which was the worlds largest producer of coal...
As coal mining declines, community mental health problems linger
Aug 02, 2016 05:32 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
The U.S. coal industry is in rapid decline, a shift marked not only by the bankruptcy of many mine operators in coal-rich Appalachia but also by a legacy of potential environmental and social disasters. As mines close,...
India is hedging its bets on coal to bring power to the people
Jun 15, 2016 07:08 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Nature
As the world moves to combat climate change, its increasingly doubtful that coal will continue to be a viable energy source, because of its high greenhouse gas emissions. But coal played a vital role in the Industrial...
Is coal the only way to deal with energy poverty in developing economies?
Jun 14, 2016 08:30 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature Economy
As the world moves to combat climate change, its increasingly doubtful that coal will continue to be a viable energy source, because of its high greenhouse gas emissions. But coal played a vital role in the Industrial...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight