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The Prime Minister of Poland, Ms. Beata Szydło, opened the International Mining Fair with a positive message on coal. In her address, she stated that Poland wants a power sector based on a secure energy mix, with special places for hard coal and lignite. By 2050, Poland plans to diminish its coal dependency to 50%…

Coal lies at the heart of European manufacturing, providing a stable, secure and competitive fuel for power generation. But European manufacturing is in decline. Between 2000 and 2014, the share of manufacturing in total EU output fell from 18.8% to 15.3%, while 3.5 million jobs were lost. For many years, the coal industry has argued that European…

EURACOAL President, Dr. Wolfgang Cieslik, today launched the 6th edition of Coal Industry across Europe in the presence of Mr. Keisuke Sadamori, Director of Energy Markets and Security at the International Energy Agency. Coal Industry across Europe is a comprehensive review, analysing all EU member states that use coal and lignite as well as participants in…

On this St. Barbara’s Day, the EURACOAL Secretariat wishes all miners good fortitude. We remember colleagues who will miss the traditional celebrations, including in copper mining. Let the lights shine bright thanks to the heroic work of miners everywhere. Photo by Wusel007 – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0.

EURACOAL President, Dr Wolfgang Cieslik of STEAG, gave a keynote address at the 36th Coaltrans World Coal Conference in Lisbon on Monday, 17 October 2016. The conference brought together over 300 coal industry leaders from around the world, including producers, consumers, traders and government officials. In his presentation, which was followed by an on-stage interview,…

Chaired by Klaus-Dieter Borchardt, Director – Internal Energy Market at DG Energy, and EURACOAL Vice President, Vladimír Budinský, the 12th EC-EURACOAL Coal Dialogue examined the future role of coal after the recent round of climate negotiations in Paris.  Speakers included MEP Claude Turmes (Greens/EFA, LU) and Mr. Dumitru Fornea, a member of the European Economic…

The well-known Coaltrans event gathers over 500 industry innovators and thought leaders for three days of constructive discussion, bringing key macro trends and pricing overviews, lots of one-to-one meetings and deal making, technical content, provocative interactive debates and workshops, and keynote industry interviews. Some of the topics for this year are: Oil, gas, carbon, coal:…

In light of the EU European Trading System reform, the European Association for Coal and Lignite, EURACOAL, welcomes the Commission proposal of July 2015. EURACOAL firmly believes in a market-based approach to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, such as the EU ETS. The single European cap ensures that climate policy targets are achieved. The price follows…

For over a quarter of a century, climate science has been widely debated, with a range of views expressed on the role that carbon dioxide (CO2) plays in climate change. Here, two prominent scientists present their views not only on climate science, but also on energy supply and global politics: one at the Vatican and…

The COP21 Paris Agreement has legally binding obligations on stocktaking and transparency, but not on emission targets: only the “well below 2°C” limit on global temperature rise. Even with all the major COP21 pledges (INDCs), and regardless of the EU’s own ambitious targets, global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions will increase by 2030. The EU’s proposed…