David Fickling, Columnist

Coal's Resilience Will Be Its Downfall

Wind and solar costs are tumbling. No wonder banks are steering clear of funding the sooty stuff.
Photographer: Monty Rakusen/Getty Images
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Consider the following events this month:

You'd think from this newsflow that the main benchmark for globally traded coal would be wilting. In fact, it's been on a tear.