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Global research reveals most of 400m tonnes produced using fossil fuels, predominantly coal or oil

Three South African environmental and climate justice organisations took the South African government to court in November 2021, to challenge the authorisation of new coal-fired power as part of the country’s energy mix. Three years later, the court ruled that the government’s new coal plans were unlawful, invalid, and against…

Going nuclear will cost ‘real dollars for farmers, real dollars for country towns and real blue-collar jobs’, Clean Energy Council says

It surprised many Australians when the Coalition announced a plan straight from the progressive side of politics: force large gas companies to reserve gas for domestic use – at a lower cost than they could sell it for overseas.

Surangel Whipps Jr also strongly backs Australia’s bid to host a UN climate conference

President claims ‘many’ countries were seeking a deal with Washington and signs four executive orders on coal – key US politics stories from 8 April

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday that attempts to revive the declining domestic coal industry.

President Donald Trump is expected to sign executive orders aimed at boosting coal, a reliable but polluting energy source that’s long been in decline

Move aimed at addressing rise in power demand for datacenters, AI and EVs, but environmentalists call it a step back