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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

clock 11 January 2016 • 4 min read

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Indian coal imports slump 34 per cent

Analyst says latest figures deal further blow to beleaguered global coal market

clock 08 January 2016 • 3 min read

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Statoil wins carbon storage contract for North Sea feasibility studies

Norwegian government awards oil giant £2.7m contract for three feasibility studies

clock 05 January 2016 • 2 min read

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Prime Minister implies CCS technology 'isn't working'

David Cameron defends controversial decision to ditch £1bn demonstration funding for carbon capture and storage, declaring 'we made the right choice'

clock 16 December 2015 •

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Europe's leaders must set coal phase-out dates to hit climate targets, says Greenpeace

Greenpeace urges European leaders to "ramp up" efforts to phase out coal as new analysis reveals the region's coal-fired power stations released 762 million tonnes of CO2 in 2014

clock 05 December 2015 •

Politics

Dutch lawmakers back coal phase-out

Legislators approve plans to end coal use in the Netherlands and appeal to other countries to follow suit

clock 30 November 2015 •

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Massive CCS investment deal at risk after Treasury scraps demonstration funding

EXCLUSIVE: More than £100m of Chinese investment was lined up for White Rose carbon capture project, ahead of Treasury pulling plug on promised £1bn CCS funding

clock 26 November 2015 •

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New technology promises to capture 50 per cent more CO2 than CCS competitors

Carbon Clean Solutions Limited start testing technology at world's largest CO2 capture facility in Mongstad, Norway

clock 26 November 2015 •

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OECD countries agree to slash export subsidies for coal plants

Rich countries slash subsidy support for exporters of coal-fired power plants in major diplomatic breakthrough

clock 18 November 2015 •

Policy

Government proposes 2025 deadline for coal power phase out

Green groups welcome plan from Energy and Climate Change Secretary to close coal power plants that fail to install carbon capture technology within a decade

clock 18 November 2015 •