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Outlook 2023: Coal regains central role in volatile EU energy market
Power generation fuel’s historical advantages of availability, affordability and reliability have once more prevailed as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine upends gas markets
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Nuclear availability and the extent of low temperatures will decide how much LNG they will need for the months ahead
Power demand threat to Europe’s winter gas security
Greater-than-expected requirements to burn the fuel to keep the lights on could harm supply conservation efforts
Japan and South Korea promise little immediate LNG market relief
East Asia’s power sector use may be poised to shrink from 2023, but demand for the fuel is expected to remain strong this year
Japan faces energy supply crisis
The import-dependent nation is increasingly reliant on expensive spot LNG cargoes
Australia’s gas industry under fire
The energy crisis on the country’s east coast is fuelling calls for resource nationalism
Three key hurdles for Vietnam’s LNG-to-power sector
Tariffs, location and bureaucracy are obstacles to be overcome to drive greater use of gas in Vietnam’s power sector
China prioritises energy security
The issue took centre stage at the Communist Party’s annual ‘two sessions’ meetings on economic policy for the year ahead
Outlook 2022: The rise of rights-based claims in climate change disputes
Governments but also, increasingly, corporates could face suits with far-reaching material implications for their futures
Coal Climate change
Guillaume Perret
16 July 2019
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Recent falls in the price of coal were due to increasing supply rather than declining demand

International coal prices have fallen sharply over recent months. The spot free on board (FOB) price of coal shipped from Australia's Newcastle export terminal stood at $72.50/t on 13 June 2019, 40pc below a peak of $120/t reached in July 2018. By the end of last year 30 countries had joined the Powering Past Coal Alliance, a group committed to moving from coal power generation to clean energy. At Perret Associates we expect to see a global surplus of 24m tonnes of thermal coal in 2019, set out in our latest Long Term Steam Coal Forecast. This compares with a deficit of 25mn tonnes at one stage in 2018. Overall, we anticipate that total steam coal imports will fall by 13mn tonnes in 2019 to

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