https://www.scmp.com/rss/513073/feed Sarah Brown is senior energy and climate analyst at Ember where she heads up the European fossil fuels team. Her primary focus areas include ending coal generation in the EU by 2030 and preventing false zero-carbon transition solutions such as fossil gas. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Russian President Vladimir Putin’s gas blackmail has left Europe with few options. If your gas supply is cut, resorting to burning coal is preferable to the lights going out. Asia might see this as an opportunity to capitalise, especially coal-producing countries. Indonesia’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources recently revealed a plan to increase its coal production target following a request from Germany to buy up to 150 million tonnes of coal from Indonesia this year. As one of the... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3184834/russian-gas-cuts-europe-are-pushing-germany-towards-asian-coal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3184834/russian-gas-cuts-europe-are-pushing-germany-towards-asian-coal?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 Jul 2022 17:30:21 +0000