IEA - Coal’s share in the global energy mix is forecast to decline from 27% in 2016 to 26% in 2022 on sluggish demand growth relative to other fuels. Growth through 2022 is concentrated in India, Southeast Asia and a few other countries in Asia. Coal demand declines in Europe, Canada, the United States and China, the largest coal consumer by far, and where we forecast a structural but slow decline with some fluctuations linked to short-term market requirements.

PLATTS - National Australia Bank announced Thursday it will no longer provide financing for new thermal coal projects.

China's energy targets for 2020, if assumed to be credible and achievable, give a clear indication of likely winners and losers.

The real threat for gas in Europe does not come from Russia, but from internal mechanisms that keep giving an edge to coal.