Dec 11th 2018
Liam McHugh, WCA Policy Manager, shares an update from COP24 in Poland, where technical negotiations surrounding the implementation of the Paris Agreement will soon reach the ‘political’ phase and...
Dec 4th 2018
The World Coal Association (WCA) co-hosted a roundtable in Bogota on 4 October, in partnership with the Colombian Mining Association. The third in a series of events that WCA has hosted throughout...
Dec 3rd 2018
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Nov 28th 2018
This week, World Coal Association Policy Manager, Liam McHugh, will join industry leaders, government delegates and international experts for a series of focused events examining how CCUS can be...
Oct 1st 2018
A response to the BBC report, “China coal power building boom sparks climate warning” by Matt McGrath. The claim by CoalSwarm that 259 GW of coal plants are under construction in China could be a...
Sep 27th 2018
This week, World Coal Association Policy Manager, Liam McHugh will be joining international experts to discuss the role of electricity in achieving the 2030 Agenda. Countries will choose different...
Sep 10th 2018
In its 5th Strategic Energy Plan this year (2018), the Japanese Cabinet recognised coal as an important energy resource, necessary for the country’s base-load power supply, but it also highlighted...
Aug 23rd 2018
The World Coal Association (WCA) is holding a series of roundtables throughout 2018 to explore coal and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The most recent roundtable was held in...
Aug 15th 2018
According to the IEA’s Energy Access Outlook 2017 report, nearly all of those who gained access to electricity worldwide in the last 16 years, did so through new grid connections, mostly from fossil...
Aug 8th 2018
Developing and emerging economies such as the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), cannot meet their energy needs, tackle energy poverty, and reduce global emissions without utilising all...
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