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Thursday, 30 November 17
CONTEMPLATING COAL'S CONTROVERSY AT COP23 - BENJAMIN SPORTON
 Representing the coal industry at climate talks is never going to be an easy proposition. For many people, coal and climate action are incompatible…‘coal should be kept in the ground’. For many years we’ve been arguing that it’s the emissions that need to be kept out of the air. This is a distinction that doesn’t usually get a lot of traction at the annual climate talks…until Bonn.
The annual UN talks are incredibly important in working out how we’re going to tackle climate change, alongside equally important challenges such as economic development, social equity and energy security. However, somewhere along the way the talks became much more polarised. Around the time of the Copenhagen talks back in 2009, when the ante was upped to such a degree that it felt as if we had two weeks to save the world, other considerations started to fall by the wayside.
But not for everyone. Many countries have been trying to make it clear year-after-year that as much as they take the threat of climate change incredibly seriously; they take the economic development of their countries and the welfare of their people equally as seriously. Even after the landmark COP21 in Paris two years ago, when many people would ask me if this now meant the end for coal, 24 countries had actually outlined a role for coal and specifically low emission coal technologies, in meeting their Paris Agreement targets.
This year’s talks in Bonn have been interesting. Not necessarily for the content of the negotiations themselves, which have been very technical and detailed, as the ‘rulebook’ for the Paris Agreement is worked out, but because for the first time in many years it seems as if a little of the rhetoric has been balanced by a healthy dose of reality.
I was interested to read a story this morning with the opening line “Coal emerged as the surprise winner from two weeks of international climate talks in Germany”. While I don’t think talking about ‘winners and losers’ in this context is particularly helpful, I did leave the talks last week feeling that reality had been more evident in Bonn.
The much-reported US event on the role of fossil fuels and nuclear energy naturally became a focal point for noisy protests. However, it was also an event, as one observer commented, which broke “into the echo chamber that conferences like this often foster”. As White House adviser David Banks said during the event: "This panel is only controversial if we choose to bury our heads in the sand and ignore the realities of the global energy system”.
In fact, the way in which the announcement of the UK-Canada-led ‘Powering Past Coal Alliance’ has been reported makes me think many people are thinking more realistically about solutions for coal. On the surface, a powerful anti-coal statement. In reality, a pledge that covers only 2% of global coal use.
Understanding the reality of the huge role of coal in many parts of the world is not about turning our backs on climate change. It’s about saying if this is what countries such as Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nigeria, India, China, Japan, the Philippines…(the list goes on), are telling us about how they’re going to meet their future energy needs, then we need to make sure this use is compatible with our climate targets. This includes low emission coal technologies but ultimately has to include a massive push on carbon capture and storage.
The role of coal in our global energy system – and, just as importantly, in industries such as steel, cement, aluminium – is an inconvenient truth. In twenty years’ time, the International Energy Agency says coal will still be the largest single source of electricity. Until we face up to this reality, we’re going to find it very difficult to meet the Paris Agreement targets. In Bonn it seemed that this message is finally starting to get through.
By Benjamin Sporton
WCA Chief Executive
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Wednesday, 22 November 17
CHINA CONSUMES MORE THAN TWO-THIRDS OF THE GLOBAL SEABORNE IRON ORE MARKET; PRODUCES AS MUCH STEEL AS THE REST OF THE WORLD COMBINED - CHRISTOPHER T. WHITTY
China consumes more than two-thirds of the global seaborne iron ore market and at the same time produces as much steel as the rest of the world com ...
Monday, 20 November 17
INDONESIAN COAL BENCHMARK PRICE SURGES 0.86% TO $94.80 A TON, GOVERNMENT DATA SHOWS
COALspot.com: Indonesian coal benchmark price surges 0.86% in November compared to declared price in October, the latest ministerial decree showed. ...
Friday, 17 November 17
U.S. PRODUCED 678.8 MMST OF COAL YEAR TO DATE; 9% UP Y/Y, EIA
COALspot.com – U.S., the world’s second largest coal producers have produced approximately totalled an estimated 14.8 million short ton ...
Thursday, 16 November 17
PANAMAX ACTIVITIES HAVE SLOWED DOWN QUITE SUBSTANTIALLY THE LAST WEEK - FEARNLEYS
Supramax
Another week with rates easing over all the Supra routes within Atlantic.
Front hauls from USG got payed around 21-22k daily and ul ...
Thursday, 16 November 17
KOMIPO INVITED BIDS FOR 3.9 MILLION TONS OF 5700 NAR AND 5400 NAR COAL FOR 2018 - 2020 DELIVERY
COALspot.com: South Korea state-owned utility Korea Midland Power (KOMIPO) issued an another new tender for total 3,900,000 Metric Tons of min. 570 ...
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- Parliament of New Zealand
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Australian Coal Association
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- PTC India Limited - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Planning Commission, India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- VISA Power Limited - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- The University of Queensland
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
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