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Coal mine expansions 'real concern' under proposed laws

Local communities will bear the brunt of climate harms caused by new coal mine expansions if tougher approvals are not introduced, a legal expert says.

AAP

Interior adds phosphate, potash to final critical minerals list - Roll Call

The Interior Department announced an updated critical minerals list that includes coal, phosphate and potash, key ingredients for fertilizers.

Roll Call

China, world's top carbon pollutor, likely to overdeliver on climate goals. Will that be enough?

Experts say China is likely to exceed its modest climate goals, but question if it will be enough to help the world curb warming

The Independent UK

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How the US cut climate-changing emissions while its economy more than doubled

Countries around the world have been discussing the need to rein in climate change for three decades, yet global greenhouse gas emissions – and global temperatures with them – keep rising.

The Conversation

Confidential Western Australian government report warns gas exports risk slowing Asia’s move to clean energy

Report by consultants Deloitte undermines Labor’s public claims that WA’s gas exports help reduce emissions overseas

The Guardian - AU

UN report: Climate-fighting efforts show slight gain but still fall far short

A new United Nations report finds that global plans to fight climate change will barely reduce future warming, mainly caused by the burning of fuels like gas, oil and coal

The Independent UK

7 Investments Once Called Safe Now Worth Almost Nothing

Remember when everyone said, “You can’t go wrong with this investment”? Yeah, about that. History is littered with financial “sure things” that went down faster than a bad crypto meme coin.

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Westpac says Labor’s expanded first home buyers scheme saw 150% jump in loan applications

Big bank also reveals it has ceased corporate lending to thermal coalmines, but it still funds oil and gas extraction businesses

The Guardian - AU

Australian wholesale electricity prices are falling. So when will power bills stop rising?

The cost of generating power is definitely getting cheaper but the savings may take time to flow through

The Guardian - AU

Trump efforts to help US coal undercut by export drop during trade war

President Donald Trump’s efforts to help the U.S. coal industry at home are being offset by falling sales abroad

The Independent UK

Sir Tom Jones: My dad worked down the coal mines after I found fame

Music legend Sir Tom Jones was shocked when his father continued to work down the coal mines in Wales, even after he had found fame during the 1960s.

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Protests and price drops: mining giant faces challenges

Protesters have disrupted a meeting held by one of Australia's largest coal mining companies but bigger challenges could come from global price fluctuations.

AAP

Energy in Q3- Lower Prices and Seasonality in Q4?

The energy sector composite of the commodities asset class edged only 0.19% lower in Q3 2025, but was 3.87% lower over the first nine months of 2025. Meanwhile, prices are lower in October, with crude oil heading for a critical technical support level.

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South Africa’s coal mines are leaking methane – and no one knows how much

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas. It is released from natural sources (like wetlands) and human activities (coal mining, and oil and gas production). It is also emitted by agriculture (especially livestock and rice paddies), and decomposing waste in rubbish dumps.

The Conversation

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The Guardian - AU

As the Coalition shows its colours on nature, Labor faces a question: will it really protect Australia’s wildlife?

There are some decent elements in what Labor is proposing, but the overhaul could end up as tinkering rather than transformation

Barchart

Wall Street Says This 1 Little-Known Stock Could Be a Rare Earth ‘Winner’

A little-known company with rare earth exposure is gaining attention on Wall Street as analysts position it as a potential long-term winner in America’s critical minerals push.

The Conversation

Coal plants emitted more pollution during the last government shutdown, while regulators were furloughed

When the U.S. government shut down in late 2018, it furloughed nearly 600 Environmental Protection Agency pollution inspectors for more than a month. Those workers had to stop their work of monitoring and inspecting industrial sites for pollution, and stopped enforcing environmental-protection laws, including the Clean Air Act.

AAP

Mining giant flags more jobs at risk due to coal taxes

One of the world's biggest mining companies has hit out against Commonwealth and state taxes, arguing they must be competitive enough to attract investment.

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Euronews

Ten years after Paris, the world is still failing to meet its own climate promises, warns report

Despite record clean energy investment, coal, deforestation and fossil fuel finance are still rising, warns new report.

AAP

'Enough': push to drop charges against 129 protesters

Police are reviewing charges against scores of climate protesters who took part in a blockade of the world's largest coal port after allies were acquitted.

The Conversation

White elephant? Hardly – Snowy 2.0 will last 150 years and work with batteries to push out gas

When Snowy 2.0 is in the news, it’s usually about money. The cost of the huge project has gone well beyond the initial A$6 billion estimate and will now cost more than $12 billion.

The Guardian - UK

Global use of coal hit record high in 2024

Bleak report finds greenhouse gas emissions are still rising despite ‘exponential’ growth of renewables

The Guardian - UK

No major banks have yet committed to stop funding new oil, gas and coal, research finds

‘The objectives of the Paris agreement are slipping further out of reach,’ say researchers from LSE

Evening Standard

MP: Coal tip safety should be fully funded to prevent repeat of Aberfan disaster

In 1966, a spoil-heap landslide crushed Pantglas Primary School in the coal-mining village of Aberfan near Merthyr Tydfil, killing 144 people.

The Conversation

Switching off the huge Gladstone coal station in 2029 will cause problems. It needs a longer, smarter phase-out

This month, Rio Tinto announced plans to bring forward the closure of Gladstone Power Station to 2029, six years ahead of schedule. The move was welcomed by environmental groups, as Gladstone is Queensland’s oldest and largest coal-fired station. It has struggled to compete with emerging renewable generation in recent years…

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