Coal

President Moon Jae-in moves swiftly to order temporary shutdown of some of the country's oldest coal power plants in bid to tackle smog crisis

UK government backs tougher limits, which could prevent 20,000 premature deaths across the EU

Coalition frontbencher calls for Queenslanders to boycott Australia's second-largest bank after it says it will now only lend to mines in established coalfields

Investor announces plans to divest its €714bn portfolio of assets from companies which derive more than 50 per cent of their revenues from coal activities

National Grid announces UK likely to enjoy its first ever working day without any coal used on the grid, thanks to growing volumes of renewables on the system

Companies from every EU nation except Poland and Greece sign up to initiative in bid to meet Paris pledges and limit effects of climate change

President's team discusses tax reform, Peabody and Cloud Peak Energy rally for seat at Paris table, and Maryland bans fracking

Closure of UK coal plants and switching to gas and renewables has led to a sharp fall in EU greenhouse gas emissions, but analysts fear carbon-savings from industry are 'stalling'

CDP analysis finds 14 major utility firms set to miss carbon budgets due to heavy reliance on fossil fuel power generation

Sam Hall argues Ministers must act now to help ensure the UK's coal phase out is emulated across Europe