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In 2020, U.S. Coal Production Fell To Its Lowest Level Since 1965
U.S. coal production totaled 535 million short tons (MMst) in 2020, a 24 percent decrease from the 706 MMst mined in 2019 and the lowest level of coal production in the United States in any year since 1965. The decline…
Secretariat Opens Dispute Settlement Procedure Against Serbia Concerning Environmental Impact Assessment for the Drmno Coal Mine
The Secretariat sent an Opening Letter to Serbia addressing the failure to carry out an environmental impact assessment (EIA) for the extension of the Drmno coal mine in the Kostolac basin in 2013. The Drmno coal mine has been in…
EBRD supports coal transition in Kragujevac, Serbia
Kragujevac, the fourth-largest city in Serbia, will make a big leap in its transition away from coal, thanks to an EUR 18 million loan provided by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for the decarbonisation of the district…
A Rebound in Global Coal Demand in 2021 is Set to be Short-Lived, but no Immediate Decline in Sight
After a major drop in recent years, global coal demand is forecast to rise by 2.6 percent in 2021 before flattening out to 2025. A global economic recovery in 2021 is expected to drive a short-lived rebound in coal demand…
New Initiative Dedicated to Supporting Coal Regions in Transition in Western Balkans and Ukraine Launched
The Energy Community Secretariat is delighted to announce the launch of a new platform to support coal regions in transition in the Western Balkans and Ukraine. The Platform Initiative will support coal regions in transition through knowledge exchange, peer-to-peer learning…
These Stackable Blocks Could Keep Coal Plants Running, Emissions-Free
As climate change worsens, the future of fossil fuel jobs and infrastructure is uncertain. But a new energy storage technology invented in Australia could enable coal-fired power stations to run entirely emissions-free. The novel material, called miscibility gap alloy (MGA),…
Spain Just Closed 47% of Its Coal Power Plants, and Will Be 73% Soon
Sometimes it feels like the world is asleep and not jumping on the tremendous potential of low-cost solar power and low-cost wind power to stop global heating and catastrophic climate change. Sometimes you want to jump up and clap with…