2014 – a year of change
With around 40 national elections in 2014, representing 42% of the world’s population and more than half of its GDP, this year could be one of the most significant policy years on record. New...
View ArticleUS policy developments & impact on coal
Aleks Tomczak, WCA Policy Manager, reviews the impact of proposed regulatory action in the US and the impact it will have on the global coal industry in 2014. In the US, the policy environment for...
View ArticleFirst test case for the World Bank’s New Energy Strategy
2014 will see the first test case for the World Bank’s new energy strategy, which includes a decision to limit financing for coal-fired power plants to “rare circumstances”. In fact, at the end of...
View ArticleCoal-Based Electricity Generation in India
Originally published in Cornerstone, Issue 1, Volume 2 (March 2014) Author: Rangan Banerjee, Forbes Marshall Chair Professor, India Institute of Technology Bombay THE LINK BETWEEN ELECTRICITY AND...
View ArticleStanford University decision to stop investments in coal unhelpful to efforts...
LONDON – The World Coal Association (WCA) has today expressed its concern at the decision by Stanford University to divest its coal assets, highlighting that this ‘symbolic’ gesture will do nothing to...
View ArticleThe global coal industry in a low-carbon world
Last week I had the pleasure of visiting the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, to speak at The COO Leaders Resources Summit. The event brought together operational leaders from the resources sector...
View ArticleCoal divestment campaigns come with risky unintended consequences
Last week I presented to the Expert Group on investments in coal and petroleum companies, the body set up to advise the Norwegian Government on whether Norway’s sovereign wealth fund should hold...
View ArticleSoaring energy costs in Europe
The BBC recently reported on research which showed that homeowners in Europe are more worried about energy bills than paying the rent or mortgage. Over the past few years, EU countries have seen energy...
View ArticleDelivering affordability and security for the UK into the next decade and beyond
CoalImp, the Association of UK Coal Importers, has released a new report urging the government to recognise the essential role of coal in securing the UK’s energy supplies. Coal – a manifesto for...
View ArticleDemanding the impossible
by Hal Quinn, President and CEO of the National Mining Association This article first appeared in the September issue of World Coal Magazine At the direction of President Barack Obama, the US...
View Article
