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Russian coking coal exports to China showed strong growth in Q1 2026

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Coal fired power generation changes by country in 2025 showing declines in China and India and increase in the United States

Coal fired power under pressure from renewables as demand persists in Asia

Coal fired power is facing growing pressure from rapidly expanding renewables, which are now meeting most global electricity demand growth. However, demand remains resilient in Asia, where coal continues to play a central role in power generation. Coal fired power is increasingly under pressure globally as renewables, led by record solar growth, meet all new electricity demand and overtake coal […]

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Bar chart of annual coal demand changes by region (2023–2025): World, China, India, Southeast Asia, United States, and European Union likely values shown.

Global coal demand stabilises as power markets undergo structural shift

Global coal demand is stabilising as structural shifts in power generation reshape electricity markets, with renewables and nuclear increasingly meeting incremental demand growth while coal’s role remains critical for system reliability. Global coal demand grew only marginally in 2025, signalling a stabilisation phase after years of post-pandemic growth. According to the IEA, coal consumption rose by just 0.4%, with diverging […]

Met coal demand to decline as green steel transition accelerates?

According to the authors, met coal demand has plateaued and is expected to decline in the coming years, as the shift toward low-carbon steel production begins to reshape the long-term outlook for the sector. Met coal demand is showing signs of structural weakness, with consumption having plateaued and expected to decline as steelmaking technologies shift. Growth in Asia, particularly in […]

Diagram showing sustainable coal stewardship framework covering pre-combustion, combustion and beyond combustion stages

Coal blind spots in energy security and transition policy

FutureCoal argues that coal blind spots continue to distort how media, markets and policymakers assess energy security, industrial resilience and emissions reduction. The report says coal blind spots risk weakening transition strategies by overlooking modern coal technologies, CCS, pollution controls and coal’s role in emerging economies. FutureCoal’s report examines coal blind spots in current energy and climate debates, arguing that […]