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With coal export volumes having peaked and now facing a terminal long-term decline, transition preparations must be made for the coming decades to prepare businesses, workers and communities historically dependent on coal mining.

Whitehaven Coal has acquired two metallurgical coal mines in Queensland from BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA). The sale signals optimism about demand for Australian metallurgical coal that will prove misplaced in the long term.

Mobilising finance will be vital for aligning activities with the Paris climate deal negotiated at the COP21 for limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees celcius by 2100.

… they heed the message from the International Energy Agency (IEA) that the global energy crisis can be a turning point …

Less LNG demand growth in Asia could mean that fewer LNG import projects are necessary; and in many emerging markets, these projects are already experiencing delays and cancellations.

Skyrocketing EV sales in China spell a no-turning-back step change in global energy landscape

Although the global energy crisis may extend the good times for Australian thermal coal miners, the prevailing high prices will eventually fall. Now is the time for producers to diversify by moving into future-facing commodities like copper…

When will renewables dominate EU power markets?

Australia: New South Wales needs a transition plan, not blind optimism, as coal export markets decline

India: Something short of an ‘amazing opportunity’ for U.S. coal