— For example, the highest year for coal production was 181 million tons in 1997, but the number of miners it took to do that had declined to 18,000. We talk about the loss of miners in the coal industry and the …

 — With the retirement of many coal-fired power plants and the building of new gas-fired plants, accompanied by lower electricity demand, there has been a structural …

 — The coal industry is knit into the fabric of the Indian economy. ... (CSEP) is an independent, public policy think tank with a mandate to conduct research and analysis on critical issues facing India and the world and help shape policies that advance sustainable growth and development. Internships; Current Openings;

 — Kevin Rudd voiced his support for the coal industry and the coal-industry/state nexus by stating that the development of "clean-coal technology" was an important climate change mitigation strategy. The Victorian, New South Wales, and Queensland governments also provided big funding and policy support for carbon …

 — Since its first publication in 2011, the IEA's annual Coal Report has served as the global benchmark for the medium-term forecast of coal supply, demand and …

 — President Joe Biden's administration issued rules Thursday ordering power companies to cut pollution from coal plants — a major plank in his efforts to fight climate change, amid complaints...

In 2022, coal accounted for about 19.5% of U.S. electricity generation. Coal use by industry. Many industries use coal and coal byproducts. The concrete and paper industries burn large amounts of coal to produce heat. The steel industry uses coal indirectly as coal coke to smelt iron ore into iron to make steel. The high temperatures created by ...

The July 2022 Coal Market Update provides the IEA's latest analysis of global coal demand, trade and prices, as well as updated forecasts through 2023. Since the release of the IEA's annual Coal 2021 report last December, Russia's invasion of Ukraine has significantly disrupted global energy markets. At the same time, other challenges ...

 — There is a close relationship between economic growth and coal consumption in China with coal consumption rising as the economy and industry expand (Fig. 2).Ma et al. (2010) undertook a comprehensive literature review on this topic. Many of the reviewed studies demonstrate a causal relationship between national aggregate energy …

 — Coal is the most abundant fossil fuel on Earth. Its predominant use has always been for producing heat energy. It was the basic energy source that fueled the Industrial Revolution of the 18th and 19th centuries, and the industrial growth of that era in turn supported the large-scale exploitation of coal deposits. Since the mid-20th century, coal …

 — Coal 2021 is the world's most comprehensive forecast of coal demand, supply and trade, based on detailed analysis of the most recent data at country and sectoral level, broken down by coal grade (thermal coal, coking coal, pulverised coal injection and lignite).Coal 2021 presents real data for 2019 and 2020, the most up-to-date estimates …

 — Coal communities and workers could be well-positioned to see new industrial jobs extracting critical materials from the waste left behind by coal mining and coal …

 — The policies of these three channels are examined (and the decision tree is divided into three branches) because of their differences in policy areas and potential subsidy mechanisms: subsidizing via the wholesale and retail market may involve coal market regulatory policies (e.g., price control); subsidizing via the primary market of coal ...

 — But the country's once-booming coal industry – almost 1.2 million people worked as coal miners in 1920 – has been in sharp decline for the better part of 50 years, with the past decade alone seeing several closures and policy decisions that could form the final nails in UK coal mining's coffin.

 — The impact of policy on the coal industry and enterprises are widely researched by scholars. Ma et al. (2020) have conducted multiple objective programming models based on the Gini coefficient and Data Envelopment Analysis method to study the efficiency and equity in regional coal de-capacity allocation in China; ...

 — Phasing out coal requires expanding the notion of a 'just transition' and a roadmap that specifies the sequence of coal plant retirement, the appropriate policy …

The law had not yet been applied when a new Federal policy erupted from the industrial warfare in the coalfields in 1900 and 1902.7. ... Carroll Wright noted that public men and industrialists were "rapidly becoming State socialists insofar as the coal industry was concerned," and that even Congressmen advocated revolutionary change.42.

 — The paper first examines the industrial organisation and political-economy of the coal sector in South Africa. An overview is provided of coal mining companies, how the current market structure emerged …

 — But industry support policies are unlikely to provide effective aid for workers and communities in coal-dependent regions, for several reasons. First, declining coal employment has largely been ...

 — But coal production during the "Great Leap Forward" and "Cultural Revolution" was seriously damaged. Nearly 90 percent designed new coal mines were, stopped, transferred or abandoned. After reform and opening-up in 1978, the industrial policies were readjusted, and coal industry saw steady growth and great achievement.

 — In addition, Coal 2020 includes forecasts of coal demand, production and trade by region and coal grade, and a compilation of coal mining projects in the main exporting countries in its annexes. Coal 2020 is an integral component of the International Energy Agency's annual market report series that also includes oil, natural gas, …

 — The highly fragmented coal industry in China has experienced a consolidation process since late 2008. Major coal-rich provinces have adopted nationalization and market-oriented approaches to reduce the number of small coal mines, leading to a marked increase in the proportion of the total output produced by large and …

The Coal Policy Tracker's primary objective is simple: to ensure the financial sector is adopting effective coal policies to forcefully contribute to the 1.5°C climate goal. It also enables customers, media, financial …

Accelerating coal transitions will impact workers and communities that depend on coal. For that reason, comprehensive stakeholder engagement and a set of policies to manage negative impacts, including on energy …

 — Coal ministry amends SHAKTI policy to expand coal linkage and promote market transparency The amendment, aimed at fostering a more transparent coal allocation mechanism, dictates that power generated through such linkages must be sold via power exchanges or through transparent bidding processes on the Discovery of Efficient …

The Coal Policy Tracker analyses their coal policies to debunk greenwashing and ensure high quality coal policies. Coal harms health and the climate, yet big finance supports it. ... Financial institutions must adopt robust coal sector policies that end all financial services to the expansion of the coal industry while supporting its phase-out.

 — Coal use in heavy industry also drops, driven by structural changes in the economy as well as macroeconomic conditions in the coming years. ... Stronger-than-expected climate policies targeting coal are probably the main factor that could affect coal demand. Lower natural gas prices could also change our forecast, as well as slower …

 — As G7 world leaders gather in the U.K. to combat global challenges, including climate change, and as the next step in Canada's commitment to addressing harmful GHG emissions from coal, the Honorable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, today announced the Government of Canada's public …

 — When designing policies, look at the wider context. Policies for small regions where the local economy depends heavily or solely on coal mining will differ from policies for larger industrial regions with more diversified economies and preexisting development potential outside the coal sector.

 — In 2023, coal markets have so far been less volatile, though more turmoil could lie ahead. This Coal Market Update – which provides the latest analysis of coal demand, production, trade and prices – finds that coal demand and supply reached an all-time high in 2022, confirming previous forecasts.