Insights


Spanish utilities aim to decarbonize faster Emma Champion, Ben Vickers at BloombergNEF
Spanish utilities will decommission half of the country’s 10GW coal capacity by June 2020, as EU emissions regulations bite. Only four power plants plan to invest in retrofits to comply with new standards, while closure requests for four other plants…

Coal-to-gas switch slashes U.S. power sector CO2 William Nelson at BloombergNEF
Grid operators deploy generators in order of increasing short-run marginal cost. They use first the power that is generated at least cost and progress up a power supply curve called…

The EU ETS: Back in the spotlight Jahn Olsen at BloombergNEF

The inevitable decline of Australia’s coal generation Leonard Quong at BloombergNEF

Companies reduce exposure to coal as climate risks increase Bryony Collins at BloombergNEF

Xcel energy’s push to decarbonize Colleen Regan at BloombergNEF

Coal will play minor role in expanding access to energy Itamar Orlandi, CFA at BloombergNEF

Chile’s new coal fleet challenged by renewables and air pollution Natalia Castilhos Rypl at BloombergNEF

Orsted’s profitable transformation from oil, gas and coal to renewables Tom Harries and Meredith Annex at BloombergNEF

Under pressure: coal economics overtaken by solar and wind Matthias Kimmel at BloombergNEF

UK Government policy ushers coal towards retirement Andreas Gandolfo at BloombergNEF

Sunnier times ahead for coal workers in renewables, tech Bryony Collins at BloombergNEF

UK retreats from coal, helped along by Drax plant conversion to biomass Bryony Collins at BloombergNEF

South Korea’s environmental ambition tackles the coal challenge David Kang at BloombergNEF
