Tag: coal
Poland: coal industry workers and miners demonstrate in Warsaw
Coal industry workers and miners from across Poland converged on Warsaw on Thursday January 9 to demonstrate against the successive closures of power plants in the Silesian mining region. While…
At least nine people stuck in a coal mine in India | News in brief
The accident occurred in Dimapur Hasao district when water rushed into a coal mine from a nearby disused mine. At least nine miners are trapped in a coal mine in…
The end of Russian gas supplies drove Transnistria, which broke away from Moldova, into a difficult energy crisis | News in brief
The region of Transnistria has long been completely dependent on Russian energy. The region of Transnistria, which unilaterally seceded from Moldova in the 1990s, has drifted into a severe energy…
Vattenfall stops developing technology related to coal recovery | News in brief
Vattenfall has had big goals for utilizing CCS technology, but financial problems stopped the project. The Swedish energy company Vattenfall is ending its company developing technology for the recovery of…
Phasing out oil and coal – Colombia goes against the grain
The winner of Colombia’s 2022 election, President Gustavo Petro, had phasing out fossil energy as a central part of his election campaign. Now the country’s left-wing government is fulfilling its…
Britain plans to ban all new coal mines | News in brief
New legislation is being prepared in Britain, which will ban all new coal mines, says the country’s energy minister. Minister of Energy by Michael Shanks according to the banning of…
The growth of India’s coal consumption stopped – the four-year growth streak of emissions was broken | News in brief
India produces two-thirds of its electricity with coal, but the turn of coal dependence is already looming. India’s coal-fired electricity production was lower in August and September than a year…
Britain’s last coal-fired power station to cease operation | News in brief
Britain, the birthplace of coal power, intends to produce all its energy from renewable sources from 2030 at the latest. Britain’s last coal-fired power station, Ratcliffe-on-Shoar, will be shut down…
Britain’s last coal-fired power plant to close | News in brief
Britain’s last coal-fired power station will close today in Ratcliffe-on-Soar, England. At the same time, Britain will become the first leading G7 industrial country to completely transition away from coal…
Mine disaster in Iran! Death toll rises to 52, mourning declared
The death toll from a coal mine explosion in Iran’s South Khorasan province has risen to 52, and a three-day mourning period has been declared in the province. LOSS OF…