Coal

Landmark pledge makes Suncorp the first major insurer to adopt any policy restricting underwriting for oil and gas

Waste Knot Energy project to produce 240,000 tonnes of fuel pellets each year offering alternative to coal in steel and cement manufacturing

World's largest mining company to exit thermal coal mining within two years and prioritise 'higher quality coking coal' for steelmaking

Dozens of jobs at risk as operator Banks Group voices frustration at failure to secure permission to extend lifetime of coal mine

Latest coal-free power run falls short of record, as high temperatures impact gas output

Think tank reveals wind and solar are now providing 10 per cent of global power and are demonstrating impressive resilience to the coronavirus crisis, as coal investment continues to slide

Plus nuclear fusion, French outdoor heating ban, Spanish green hydrogen plant and all the top green business news from around the world this week

Governments should prepare to pay coal operators to shut down plants and compensate impacted workers and communities, study argues

Clean energy generated a historic 40 per cent of the bloc's electricity in the first half of 2020, according to green think tank Ember

In a string of new measures unveiled yesterday, the bank has tightened its rules on providing finance to companies invested in coal, giving European firms until 2021 to align their coal strategies with a 2030 exit date.