CCS
CCS - Norway to the rescue?
Labour's Alan Whitehead argues a partnership with Norway could revive the UK's scandalously shelved carbon capture ambitions
Vattenfall agrees to offload German coal assets in pursuit of 'sustainable production'
European energy giant agrees to sell German lignite operations to Czech company EPH, as it works to reduce its 'CO2 exposure'
For Peabody and SunEdison, requiem and rebirth
Rarely does one industry have two big leaders losing big at this level
Peabody Energy deploys the 50 Cent bankruptcy defence, but is it credible?
The coal giant appears to think it can bounce back from bankruptcy, but it is downplaying the chances that the industry is entering a period of structural decline
In search of a strategy - the future of industrial carbon abatement in the UK
EEF's Nicholas Troja argues a credible strategy for delivering industrial CCS is critical to both UK manufacturing's long term competitiveness and the Paris Agreement's climate goals
SSE confirms reprieve for Fiddler's Ferry coal plant
Energy giant says Cheshire power plant will remain open after securing National Grid contract and capacity market opportunity
Will UK coal-fired plant closures leave a gaping hole in the energy system?
UK prepares to lose 8GW of generating capacity by end of the month as coal plants shut down, prompting experts to bemoan a 'lack of long-term strategy' and tight margins ahead
Reports: China to halt coal plant development in 15 regions
Local media reports suggest government plans to tackle coal over capacity are being translated into action
Are Asia's 'tiger economies' turning their backs on coal?
Falling demand for energy, surplus capacity and the growing momentum for climate action means Indonesia, China, Vietnam and India are expected to only build a fraction of their planned coal plants
Carbon is a terrible thing to waste
Transforming carbon emissions from fossil fuel generation is more than a business opportunity
Peabody Energy warns of latest coal bankruptcy risk
America's largest coal miner warns it may be facing bankruptcy, in the latest sign of the financial pressures affecting the coal sector
JPMorgan pulls back from coal funding citing climate risks
Bank will pull out of new coal mining projects, as well as new coal plants in high income countries
Climate activists threaten to shut down world's major coal sites
Reclaim the Power says it will use direct action at a dozen international sites in May, including the UK's largest opencast coal mine in south Wales
The energy world's 50 shades of brown
Moving to 100 per cent renewables isn't victory itself, argues GreenBiz's David Crane, we need to combust fossil fuels without emitting carbon
China steps up plan for coal mine crackdown
Energy regulator reportedly preparing to close more than 1,000 coal mines this year
Carbon Capture and (no) Storage?
Labour's Alan Whitehead argues the upcoming energy bill's focus on decommisioning North Sea oil and gas fields must leave the door open for their re-use as carbon storage sites
MPs' focus on the future promises lifeline for UK CCS
In focusing on how to revive the battered carbon capture sector, MPs attempt to draw a line under last year's scandalous decision to scrap demonstration funding
MPs warn government can't afford to 'wait and see' if CCS infrastructure materialises
Energy and Climate Change Select Committee slams "snap" decision to pull CCS funding and calls on ministers to deliver alternative strategy
Coal sector crisis continues as latest early plant closure confirmed
Rugeley, one of the UK's largest coal-fired power stations, is to close in early summer in response to 'deterioration in market conditions'
Government faces storm of criticism over 'shabby' treatment of CCS
Industry experts line up to tell MPs carbon capture technologies do work, would become more cost effective over time, and are critical to UK climate targets
Analysts: Chinese coal consumption drops five per cent
Slowdown in economic growth rates couple with massive clean energy investment to ensure continued fall in Chinese coal market
Cameron to be quizzed over carbon capture confusion - but can he come up with some answers?
MPs will want to know how the Prime Minister has moved from regarding CCS as 'absolutely crucial' to publicly questioning whether it even works
Arch Coal files for bankruptcy in bid to tackle $4.5bn debt mountain
Second-largest coal miner in the US files for bankruptcy as it embarks on ambitious restructuring programme to eliminate $4.5bn of debt from balance sheet
Coal takes a battering as US production hits lowest level since 1986
From the US to China and India, the coal sector is under fire, fuelling hopes the industry has entered a period of terminal decline
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