Poland would be able to diversify its natural gas supplies in 2022 with the opening of the Baltic pipeline which would bring gas from Norway.

This investment would reduce CO2 emissions by 500 million tonnes cumulatively by 2040, equivalent to approximately 25 million tonnes of CO2 per year.

"China will step up support for other countries in developing green and low-carbon energy and will not build new coal-fired power projects abroad," Xi said.

In May 2021, Poland authorised the state-owned energy group Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE) to operate its Turów open-pit lignite mine near the Czech and German borders until 2044.

Энергетическое взаимодействие России и Турции поступательно развивается по всем направлениям энергетики, её опорным точками остаются вопросы развития поставок энергоресурсов - нефти и нефтепродуктов, а также природного газа по газопроводу “Турецкий поток”.

The mentioned effects of low generation from renewable energies and higher consumption led to a significant increase in coal-fired power generation, at least in Germany

China is expected to see a wide deficit for met coal supply in 2021

Coal still powers 60% of Czech district heat. IEA said the country should develop clean options like large heat pumps and consider whether small nuclear reactors can take some of the role after 2030.

What fuels increased electricity production year-on-year? Coal – up 34.7% (112.5 million MWh) Wind – up 10% (17.4) Solar – up 29% (12.6)

In August the UK went just 3 days without any coal use being in the energy mix something that has raised eyebrows among critics of the government’s green energy and NetZero emissions targets.

We expect Brent prices will remain near current levels for the remainder of 2021, averaging $71/b during the fourth quarter of 2021 (4Q21). In 2022, we expect that growth in production from OPEC+, U.S. tight oil, and other non-OPEC countries will outpace slowing growth in global oil consumption and contribute to Brent prices declining to an annual average of $66/b.

Coal from Australia remains unavailable for China after an unofficial ban in the fourth quarter of 2020, while another major supplier Mongolia is facing issues as renewed concerns over COVID-19 impacts transportation.

India’s electricity capacity amounts to 412 GW (end of 2020), with the following capacity mix: 68% thermal (57% coal, 7% gas, 3% biomass, 1% oil), 12% hydro, 9% wind and solar each, and 1.6% nuclear.

Historically just one of the major providers of finance to overseas coal power projects, China has more recently looked increasingly isolated as other nations and financial institutions continue to withdraw from coal.

Filipino households pay on average $0.189 (PHP9.5) per kilowatt-hour—the highest rate in Southeast Asia by far.