The Latest Breaking News from Coal

Rising Tide activists released on bail in Newcastle court.

The electricity workforce will need to double in five years to achieve Australia’s 2030 renewable energy target, our new report finds. More than 80% of these jobs will be in renewables. Jobs in energy storage alone will overtake domestic coal and gas jobs (not including the coal and gas export…

Iran state TV says the death toll from an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran rose to 50 after one of the miners injured in the weekend blast died in hospital

The Albanese government has been condemned for green-lighting the expansion of three coal mines as operators describe the move as sensible.

Doctors highlight the health impacts of Hunter coal mining approvals.

How does a massive coal expansion lasting decades line up with what it has pledged? Leaders of low-lying Pacific nations might appreciate some answers

Locals opposed to the scheme said the planned new building would resemble a “duty free mall”

Nine people have been charged after the protest.

Opposition leader Peter Dutton has revealed the Coalition’s nuclear energy plan relies on many of Australia’s coal-fired power stations running for at least another 12 years – far beyond the time frame officials expect the ageing facilities to last.

At the end of September, the UK’s last remaining coal power plant, Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire, will be retired. The closure of the plant should – and will – be celebrated by environmentalists, as the move away from coal has made Britain’s electricity much cleaner over the past decade. It is…

Iran confirms deaths of trapped coal mine workers, raising toll to 49. Rescue efforts continue amidst grief and investigations.