Coal
Geo Energy buys majority stake in two Indonesian shipping companies for US$127.5 million
The deal’s completion follows an initial announcement in August 2025
Indonesia to cut mining output quotas to support prices
It’s to ensure the prices of mineral commodities are “rational”, allowing the government in turn to earn more revenues
Issue 176: Indonesia’s U-turn on coal phase-out; climate scenarios caught in paper retraction
This week in ESG: Cancellation of coal plant’s early retirement jeopardises multilateral programme; Retracted study used to model climate damage by central banks
Global coal demand hits record high this year but is set to decline by 2030: IEA
It is forecast to rise 0.5% in 2025 to a record 8.85 billion tonnes
China confronts the cost of dismantling the world’s biggest coal sector
Green industries have created more than seven million jobs and ultimately there will be net growth in employment from the energy transition
Investor interest in Indonesia’s energy transition may suffer after first coal phase-out project scrapped
The policy U-turn contradicts the country’s own commitments, says a think tank
Issue 175: Sembcorp courts still-brown Alinta; Asia can’t let coal go
This week in ESG: Sembcorp to buy Australian utility A$6.5 billion; coal phase-out fizzling out in Asia
Coal’s grip on Asia strengthens as early phaseout bids stall
Governments keen to avoid outages are waving through coal plant approvals
Tactics to dump coal are failing in Asia as energy demand booms
The region has struggled to wean itself off a fossil fuel that remains a cost-competitive source of stable power thanks to its abundance
Indonesia coal plant seen as flagship for fuel’s exit scraps early closure
[JAKARTA] A coal-fired power plant in Indonesia scheduled to close down early and act as a flagship for efforts to shift Asia’s economies away from the fossil fuel has scrapped proposals to shutter ah...
