China embarked last year on its biggest coal-power building boom in a decade, reinforcing the role of the dirtiest fossil fuel in its energy mix even as it aims to transition to renewables.

Solar power overtook coal in the European Union’s electricity mix for the first time last year, while wind power’s share plateaued, data from energy think tank Ember showed on Thursday.

Coal-based electricity currently meets over 70 per cent of its energy needs. Coal has also helped in substantial job creation. Statistics show that the industry supports millions of jobs, both ...

The administration of President Joe Biden went so far as to craft an entire package of rules to wipe out the nation’s fleet of coal-power plants. This war amounted to a bruising war on mining ...