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COAL

Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 15, 2022
At least 40 killed after Turkey mine blast
The blast ripped through the mine near the small coal mining town of Amasra on Turkey’s Black Sea coast shortly before sunset on Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2022
War and energy crisis fires global hunt for coal, sparking investment in polluting fuel
Buyers in Europe and beyond are now vying to pay top dollar for coal, often from remote places that until now hardly even shipped the fuel.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / ANALYSIS
Sep 17, 2022
As climate ‘tipping points’ near, scientists plan for the unthinkable
With fossil fuel emissions still going up and climate-fueled disasters multiplying, one researcher says it’s time for an ‘honest assessment of the risks and what can be done.’
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 13, 2022
Coal, lumber and food under threat from potential U.S. rail strike
Freight railroads and labor unions worked through the weekend to try to avoid a strike that could cost the U.S. economy more than $2 billion a day.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 2, 2022
Energy crunch pushes Japan into era of uncharted coal power
Electricity supply is expected to remain tight this winter and experts say extreme weather like this summer’s heatwave is becoming more common.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 28, 2022
In Germany, the stuttering bid to jumpstart coal plants
Russia’s curtailing of gas exports has forced Berlin to return to the dirty fuel, but logistical problems remain major obstacles.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 14, 2022
U.K. coal mine dilemma pits energy crisis against green goals
The project has highlighted the broader dilemma facing the country’s next leader over how to balance green goals with the upheaval of fuel supplies.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 12, 2022
With renewables hit by tariffs and supply-chain woes, U.S. coal plants delay closures
Brochures showing beaches on Lake Michigan in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, tend not to show a coal-fired power plant now set to remain open there for years longer than planned.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 5, 2022
Keeping Europe warm this winter will depend on weather in Asia
Japan, South Korea and China — among the world’s biggest importers of liquefied natural gas and seaborne coal — all share a peak heating demand season during the winter with Europe.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2022
China’s surging hydropower a boon for its climate goals and energy bills
Plentiful rainfall and fast-growing new capacity for other renewable sources have cut needs for fossil fuel.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 15, 2022
Jera to start new coal-fired power plant to ease Japan’s electricity crunch
The move represents a rare example of a new coal power plant being built in a developed country, as many industrialized nations have been shutting down coal plants for years.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 15, 2022
Amid devastating heat, Europe’s climate change impacts make adaptation harder
Heat waves and droughts are expected to overwhelm swaths of the continent this summer, causing fires, halting power plants and cutting crop output.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 12, 2022
Fossil fuel deals aren’t worth it for banks, climate group says
For 22 leading global banks, revenue from arranging bond sales for coal, oil and gas companies represents an estimated 0.01% to 0.06% of their total corporate debt underwriting fees.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 27, 2022
EU nations brace for spat over flagship fund to help green shift
France, the current holder of the rotating EU presidency, aims for an agreement among national governments on how to enact the 55% emissions-reduction target for this decade.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 21, 2022
China faces power supply risk despite surge in coal output
Much of the new supply is of lower quality than before and burns more quickly in power stations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 21, 2022
Surging energy prices force Japanese steel giant to revisit coal
Nippon Steel’s potential move to bolster its upstream presence underscores how inflation is making companies prioritize their short-term operational needs over longer-term emissions goals.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 20, 2022
War derails plan to ditch coal after U.K. championed global cuts
Efforts to get rid of dirty power are being slowed as the war hits European economies, with soaring gas and electricity prices stoking inflation and raising the specter of recession.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 8, 2022
Rich nations are ready to help Indonesia abandon coal, but is the country ready?
The fossil fuel generates about 60% of Indonesia’s electricity, and has made fortunes for some of the nation’s most powerful business elites.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 26, 2022
As heat cuts power in India’s ‘coal capital,’ locals seek fair energy share
Jharkhand locals say the lack of power is unfair on their state, whose coal reserves light up big cities and power the nation’s industries.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
May 26, 2022
Australia urged to quickly ditch coal to meet new climate goals
New Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of center-left Labor has promised to end the ‘climate wars’ that have dogged politics in Australia for years.

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