Coal

Report predicts global coal use will tick up again this year, but hopes remain that renewables boom could soon start to curb fossil fuel demand

Government faces mounting pressure to reverse controversial decision to approve UK's first new coal mine in decades

Coal mine closures, short haul flight bans, and California's first offshore wind auction all feature in our global green business news round-up this week

Opposition confirms it would would look to block opening of controversial coal mine, as reports reveal planning inspector has spoken of anguish over pit closures

The levels of anger and frustration across the green movement are unprecedented, and with good reason

The assumption the UK's new mine will meet demand from the steel industry runs counter to leading steel firms attempts to deploy new clean production technologies

Politicians, business leaders, and economists unite in condemnation of the government's decision to approve the first new UK coal mine in 30 years

Government argues coal mine would be compatible with net zero goals, but MPs across political spectrum condemn move as a 'backward step' for UK climate action

IEA reports that global energy-related carbon emissions set to rise by under one per cent this year, fuelling hopes peak emissions could be close