Coal was more popular than ever in 2023, despite big promises from many world powers to curb production and use in favour of cleaner alternatives. […]
Record Surge in Global Coal Capacity Led by China
Continued expansion in China’s coal fleet and a slowdown in plant retirements in the United States and Europe in 2023 resulted in the highest net […]
Bank of America Backs Out on Agreement to not Fund New Coal Projects
Despite Bank of America’s 2021 commitment to cease financing new coal mines, plants, or Arctic oil drilling, these ventures will now undergo “enhanced due diligence” […]
Roman Bilousov: Limited Alternatives for a Coal-Free Poland
Silesia, the coal region of Poland, is currently experiencing a ‘green evolution’. The region, as well as the whole country, relies heavily on the coal […]
The $387 Billion Coal Replacement that is Nuclear
Replacing coal-fired power stations with small modular nuclear reactors, would cost taxpayers $387 billion, implying the option would not get backing from the industry, suggested […]
Liquefied Natural Gas Potentially Worse than Coal in Climate Change
One of the largest energy sources in the world, which was once considered a substitute for coal, may have an even more detrimental impact on […]
Bitcoin whales not selling despite $70K — BTC holdings growth ‘is going parabolic’
Bitcoin addresses holding at least 1,000 BTC are climbing again despite the BTC price reaching over $70,000 for the first time. Bitcoin whales are not […]
Why People In Their 50s And 60s Are the Hottest Hires For 2024
According to The Hill more than a third of the U.S. workforce is now over 50, and this figure is set to grow. This statistic […]
Roman Bilousov: World coal market
Last week thermal coal indices on the European market continued steady recovery above 115 USD/t. The sharp price strengthening was driven by the introduction of […]
Additional negative factors undermine Russian coal exports
Rail shipments of Russian coal to ports in January-February 2024 decreased to 30.5 mio t (-3.7 mio t or -10.8% y-o-y). Moreover, the main decline […]