In the news today…
Coal:
- Politico Pro reports the EU and the U.S. want to gang up against China’s coal-fired blast furnaces in a green steel alliance — but no one is sure how that will happen.
- The State Journal reports the president of West Virginia’s coal association brags the newly passed federal infrastructure bill is good for both power-generating and steel- and cement-making coal.
- Jackson Hole News and Guide reports the question of what the future of coal in Campbell County will entail long term, remains unanswered. But in the near future, Powder River Basin coal is projected to do well.
- Bloomberg Green reports coal mining chief executives said the fuel they produce is far from being consigned to history, regardless of stricter global climate action agreed at the COP26 summit last week.
Clean Energy:
- Utility Dive reports the U.S. is on track to install 27 GW of new wind generation and 44 GW of solar next year, representing a plateau for wind but a doubling of solar from 2021, according to a new market research report.