Monday, July 13, 2026

The Western World’s Largest Coal Company Declares Bankruptcy

From National Geographic PUBLISHED APRIL 13, 2016 Peabody Energy, the largest coal company in the Western world, declared bankruptcy Wednesday. The announcement is a towering sign that coal power likely has reached a point of no return in a world seeking cleaner energy sources. Nearly 200 countries committed last December in Paris to cut emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases. Burning