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UK expands lifetime of old and inefficient coal power stations
Almost exactly a month after the House of Lords voted in favor of it, the UK Government voted against the modification to the Energy Bill which would have to put limits on coal burning in the UK, sparing the energy market from an even tighter squeeze as aged nuclear plants shut later this decade. Britain's power market is already tight as ageing capacity is being retired and a modest amount of new generation is being built. Members of Parliament voted 318 to 236 against including the amendment in the bill.
read more... 06/12/2013
Coal consumption keeps growing in China
China is dealing with a big air quality problem, so recently the Government has announced that they will reduce their coal consumption share from its current 67 percent to 65 percent by 2017. China intends to convert coal in syntethic gas, but this will result in more carbon dioxide emissions released because converting coal to make synthetic gas and then combusting the gas to make electricity will double the amount of carbon dioxide emissions released in the atmosphere.
read more... 25/11/2013
UK to stop funding coal- fired power plants overseas
Ed Davey, Britain's energy secretary, has announced on Wednesday that the UK, as the US, would stop funding coal projects in developing countries. The objective is to cut greenhouse gas emissions and to encourage low-carbon development. The announcement was made at United Nations climate talks in Warsaw where the fossil fuels have been at the centre of a storm. About 90% of the Poland's electricity comes from coal, and the government has been resistant to EU calls to strengthen emissions reduction targets.
read more... 21/11/2013
Poland to continue its dependence on coal
Historically, Poland has been an important producer and exporter of coal. Poland became the principal coal producer in Europe in the 1970s. Poland consumes more than 75 million tons of coal per year, which makes it the 10th largest coal consumer in the world and the 2nd largest in the EU, after Germany.
read more... 20/11/2013
Coal imports in Italy to stay flat this year
According to Italian Coal Association Assocarboni, the country’s thermal coal imports for this year are likely to stay steady at 19 million metric tonnes, with about 80% of imports coming from Indonesia, the US and South Africa.
read more... 14/11/2013