The Latest Breaking News from Coal

As the COP28 climate summit gets underway in the oil production hub of the United Arab Emirates today, Australia’s climate minister Chris Bowen will detail our progress in meeting emissions cut targets and updated projections.

Rat-hole mining, once used in Meghalaya, was used to rescue 41 workers from the Silkyara tunnel. Despite a 2014 ban, illegal mining and trafficking of coal continues, leading to land degradation, deforestation, and water pollution. Human rights activists flagged the hazards of rat-hole mining two decades ago, with reports estimating…

Letters | Coal exporters' "drug dealers defence" has a twist.

Rat-hole miners' talent & experience used to rescue 41 trapped in Silkyara tunnel. NDMA member said their capability was used despite ban on coal mining using the technique. 12 experts from Delhi, Jhansi & other parts of country deployed technique horizontally in collapsed part.

India sourced 70% of its 57 million tonne metallurgical coal imports from Australia in FY 2022. However, this year, by November, the imports have dropped to 50%.

Environmental groups are deeply worried about proposed laws they say will take national protections backwards and do little to stop new gas and coal mines.

Russian operation to capture Avdiivka stalled by Ukrainian pushback as intense fighting reduces the former coal hub to rubble

AGL to spend $190million on Bayswater power station this year.

Serial-blogging my recent article in the Notre Dame Law Review