Centre bans petcoke imports – partially
The Centre has banned the import of petcoke for use as industrial fuel, days after admitting to…
Fossil Fuels
Data secrecy killing Singrauli, courts need “hard evidence”
10 years after their district was declared “critically polluted” residents of “energy capital” Singrauli struggle…
US states to fight clean car standards rollback;
Villagers desperately short on safe drinking water blame Adani-operated coal mine Residents of Parsa (Chhattisgarh)…
Ireland to fully divest from fossil fuels;
Ireland becomes first country to announce divestment from fossil fuels Ireland has become the world’s…
India asserts national interest over Iran oil sanctions
4GW of coal-fired power cancelled in Andhra Pradesh, India’s thermal power reeling under bad loans,…
Indian public banks funding more coal than renewables;
Thermal power receiving massive public funding despite ballooning bad loans, coal shortage A new investigation…
Fossil Fuels: Pope criticizes fossil fuel extraction, Coal crunch shuts down power plants, Sharp rise in Asian coal imports
Pope Francis sharply critical of fossil fuel extraction, Leaders continue to back coal and oil…
FOSSIL FUELS: Spot power prices hit record highs; NY to quit coal by 2020, Netherlands by 2030; Trump tweet halts oil price rally
Spot power prices breach record highs, coal procurement for private power developers rationalized Spot prices…
FOSSIL FUELS: 20GW of stressed assets face potential liquidation; Allianz stops coal insurance; Asian coal riding high; Costa Rica to phase out fossil fuels
RBI refuses to dilute diktat, 20GW of coal-fired stressed assets may be liquidated The RBI…
FOSSIL FUELS: India-US bilateral on natural gas, World Bank warning on fuel prices, NTPC’s greener portfolio
India & US sign on joint natural gas task force India and the US have…