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More to coal than eyes can see
Aleksandra Tomczak, WCA Policy Manager Last week I was invited to deliver speeches on clean coal technologies and the UN negotiations on mercury in Taiyuan, China. One theme was present across the...
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Focusing on mining’s contribution to sustainable development
ICMM has recently released two more reports in its series of publications looking at mining’s contribution to sustainable development. The series has been commissioned by ICMM to spark a constructive...
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Developing countries tell a different story on coal in the European Parliament
Aleksandra Tomczak, WCA Policy Manager Energy and climate change debates can be quite Eurocentric in Brussels. This is unsurprising and might not be a problem in other policy areas but the global...
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Coal’s growing role is good news for the energy poor
Milton Catelin, Chief Executive, WCA Today the International Energy Agency released its annual “Medium Term Coal Market Report” (MCMR) which forecasts a growing role for coal in the world’s energy...
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Coal & China – let’s look at the full picture
Milton Catelin, Chief Executive, WCA China’s coal use has been in the news this week, following the release of US Energy Information Administration data which shows that China now accounts for 47% of...
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Coal’s impact on economic development – Results of our reader poll
Milton Catelin, Chief Executive, WCA Last month, WCA asked blog readers to what extent has the availability of affordable coal impacted global economic development. 84% of people thought that the...
View ArticleNew WCA Case Study: PT Adaro – Making Water Work
Envirocoal has multiple environmental benefits, but it is the sustainable community-building work above ground that’s attracting international recognition and awards for producer PT Adaro Indonesia, a...
View ArticleSustainable Development Goals post 2015 must include coal
LONDON, 8 April 2013 – Ahead of the high-level summit on energy in the post 2015 development framework taking place in Oslo on 9-10th April 2013, The World Coal Association (WCA) has called for clear...
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Basic energy services create more value than revenue
Milton Catelin, Chief Executive, WCA Yet another report which pretends to make a cost-benefit analysis of coal-fired power generation has been published. This time it’s TEEB (The Economics of...
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Coal’s role in modern infrastructure
Economic development involves the increased use of highly energy intensive materials, such as steel, cement, glass and aluminium. These materials are necessary for the construction and development of...
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