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Political players jostle as Labor unveils consultation draft of gas and coal price cap bill

Labor's power price relief bill to parliament

Newcastle Herald

Greens hold firm on demand for two-year power bill freeze ahead of vote on coal and gas price caps

The Greens, whose support is needed to pass a proposed price cap on gas and coal, are holding firm on their demand for a two-year freeze on energy bill prices, which they say will save households $750 and be paid for by fossil fuel companies.

ABC News

Paul Bongiorno: Politically charged Albanese braces for a high-voltage end to the year

Apparently, the penny hasn’t dropped that a longer term end to energy from fossil fuels is the very outcome voters are demanding.

The New Daily

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Coal and gas price cap is a political stunt

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Newcastle Herald

Cumbria coalmine digs a hole for Britain’s climate policy

Letters: Michael Gove’s decision to approve a new mine is greeted with anger and frustration by Steven Schofield, Keith Fitton, Dr Chris Haughton, Gary Nethercott and Liz Fairhurst

The Guardian - UK

No compo for fossil fuel firms: Greens

As the coalition flags it has an open mind on whether to support the government's energy price relief, the Greens have set out their negotiating position.

AAP

Just Stop Oil march in Clapham against government ‘clampdown’ with Camden protest to follow

Activists step up protests after Michael Gove approves Cumbria coal mine

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Greens threaten government’s plan to cut energy bills

The government's plans to curb energy bills are looking shakier after the Greens refused to rule out sinking a deal to cut power bills

The New Daily

Russia's logistic logjam worsens in winter, curbs coal exports to China

Infrastructure bottlenecks in Russia worsened with the winter season as rising demand for Asia-bound cargoes amid European sanctions on Moscow led to rail jams and worsened prospects for coal sales to China, according to data and market sources.

Reuters

National Grid puts coal power plants on standby as energy demand surges in cold weather

Two coal generators were put on standby to ‘give public confidence’ but have now been stood down

The Independent UK

National Grid stands down coal plants on standby in icy weather

Great Britain’s electricity system operator says it has no concerns over blackouts despite snow and ice

The Guardian - UK

Energy users and ex-ACCC boss praise government for staring down ‘bullies of the gas industry’

Industry argues capping gas at $12 a gigajoule risks future investment but experts say price is top end of range forecast before invasion of Ukraine

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s Albanese to meet gas lobby over price cap concerns

Australian leader is aiming to pass legislation this week imposing caps on wholesale gas and coal prices.

Al Jazeera

Indonesia's climate target still got the worst rating despite being “more ambitious”

Global research coalition Climate Action Tracker (CAT) categorises Indonesia’s climate goals as “Critically Insufficient”, which means they are far from enough to curb global warming.

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ABC News

Former Synergy chief engineer fears for summer power supplies in Perth and southern WA

On a warmish evening across Perth and southern WA recently, something happened to make Andy Wearmouth feel very uncomfortable, while just about everybody else in the state remained blissfully ignorant.

The Guardian - AU

Senator says plan ‘a Band-Aid on a festering wound’ – as it happened

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Newcastle Herald

Planning panel signs off on 209-lot Catherine Hill project

Middle Camp plan approved at Catherine Hill Bay

The Conversation

Forget net-zero: to halt global heating, aim for net-negative

In the fight against climate change, the lever every policymaker has been focusing on has been the reduction in (net) emissions. Curbing the rate at which greenhouse gases are pumped into the atmosphere clearly remains a priority. Yet every serious scientific analysis – in particular the latest IPCC report –…

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AAP

Energy price cap compensation in jeopardy

The Greens are expected to vote against a plan to compensate coal and gas companies for temporary price caps, as the industry wants to meet the prime minister.

Radio France Internationale

Asia's richest man wants India to lead a green energy revolution

India's Gautam Adani, the richest man in Asia, made his vast fortune betting on coal. Now he's aiming to become the world's top player in renewables by 2030 and to make his country a clean energy superpower.

Evening Standard

Protesters urge end to new coal mine plans in Cumbria

Protesters have demanded an end to plans for a coal mine in Cumbria after the Government signed off on the project. About 60 demonstrators gathered at the Marchon site on Wilson Pit Road, Whitehaven, on Saturday morning, where they urged the Government to create green energy jobs, rather than fossil…

ABC News

Greens leader Adam Bandt says his party will oppose any plan to compensate coal companies under plan to cap prices

The Greens say they won't back compensation for coal companies when parliament meets to consider a package aimed at reducing power costs.

The Guardian - UK

New Cumbria coalmine: backlash grows as steel industry plays down demand

‘Red wall credentials’ suspected at Westminster as real reason for approval by Michael Gove

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on the indefensible decision to open a deep coalmine in a climate crisis

The government says the needs of UK steelmaking override the environmental impact. The industry thinks differently

AAP

NSW, fed coalition split on gas, coal cap

The federal coalition says the gas and coal price cap is a "monster" but their NSW coalition colleague, Premier Dominic Perrottet, backs the proposal.

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