Colombian coal shipments to Asia are about to reach a record high of 2.3 Mt in June. Kpler data shows that coal exports to Asian destinations have been on the rise since January 2023. In June, 0.9 Mt of Colombian coal were already shipped to Asia, compared to 1.3 Mt in May. With a Columbia-East…
Civilization as we know it wouldn’t exist without rare earth elements. No smartphones, LEDs, wind turbines, or even car batteries. REEs, such as cerium and scandium, are scattered throughout the earth’s crust. China alone produces nearly 90 percent of the world’s supply, and the U.S.’s only mine closed this year. But researchers could help break that…
South Africa has used coal to make electricity for decades. The country’s transition plan will cost billions and hurt jobs. But is there a way out? World leaders have gathered in Dubai to discuss climate issues. This includes ending the use of fossil fuels. Now South Africa is being forced to phase out its almost…
China’s coal-fired generation has increased the most of any power source this year as hydroelectric production has fallen amid lower-than-normal rainfalls that have reduced water levels on the biggest rivers and depleted hydro reservoirs. Wind and solar generation have also jumped this year as China leads global renewable energy installation capacity, but the need for…
India’s Government launched its 9th round of commercial auctions for its coal mines on Wednesday, as the country looks to boost domestic production of the fossil fuel to meet increasing energy demand. The auction will see 26 mines from four states offered out; 12 in Madhya Pradesh, eight in Chhattisgarh, five in Jharkhand and one in…
In October Germany will bring back 10GW of coal fired power stations to the grid, which will add 2mt of coal demand per month. The market has reacted with rising prices. However, to put it into perspective, whilst this will be a 100% jump in German imports, it is only 2% of global seaborne flows…
Colombian coal shipments to Asia are about to reach a record high of 2.3 Mt in June. Kpler data shows that coal exports to Asian destinations have been on the rise since January 2023. In June, 0.9 Mt of Colombian coal were already shipped to Asia, compared to 1.3 Mt in May. With a Columbia-East…
Global coal-fired power generation reached a record-high level in 2023, per data from environmental think tank Ember reported by Reuters columnist Gavin Maguire. As countries, especially in Asia, looked to meet growing electricity demand and ensure their energy security, coal use in power generation hit record highs. Per Ember data, global electricity generation from coal…
India was one of the advocates for holding a global stocktake exercise and has offered to host the second global stocktake, COP33. In the preparation of next Nationally Determined Contributions 2025-2030, India should conduct a national stocktake and go granular in its planning for meeting its own renewable and energy efficiency goals. State-level commitments are…
Poland’s new government signaled on Monday it would be looking to set an end date for using coal for power generation, a senior government official said. “Only with an end date we can plan and only with an end date industry can plan, people can plan. So yes, absolutely, we will be looking to set…