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German village clearance continues, Thunberg visits site

German police have continued the clearance of a village that is to due be demolished to accommodate the expansion of a coal mine, with activists still holed up in one building, in tree houses and a tunnel

The Independent UK

Thunberg: Germany 'embarrassing itself' by clearing coal mine activists

Climate activist Greta Thunberg condemned the forced removal of protesters from an abandoned village in western Germany as outrageous during a visit to the site, where demonstrators have dug in to try to stop the expansion of a coal mine.

Reuters

Late-year coal slump reversed as prices roar back beyond $US400 a tonne

Coal is back above $US400 a tonne

Newcastle Herald

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Bulgarian lawmakers back coal plants with vote to roll back green targets

Bulgaria's lawmakers on Thursday backed a resolution aimed at avoiding an early phase-out of coal-fired power plants as more than 1,500 miners and utility workers demonstrated in front of the parliament in support of the coal industry.

Reuters

US emissions rose in 2022

As renewables overtook coal, economic growth outpaced the rise in carbon emissions

Salon

Green hydrogen: why low-carbon fuels are not benefiting from high fossil fuel prices

The number and scale of projects using and making hydrogen, a gas that releases energy when burned without emitting carbon dioxide, is rapidly growing. If its construction goes to plan, a €2.5 billion (£2.18 billion) undersea pipeline will convey “green hydrogen” from Spain to France from 2030.

The Conversation

Northern Ireland coal investigation finds almost 10% of bags underweight

"Given the growing demand for coal across Northern Ireland and the continuing cost of living crisis, it is imperative that consumers do not get short changed"

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Riot police clear coal mine activists from abandoned German village

Riot police backed by bulldozers removed scores of activists from buildings in an abandoned village in western Germany on Thursday in a second day of confrontations over the expansion of a coal mine.

Reuters

Police press ahead with clearance of condemned German hamlet

Police are pressing ahead with the clearance of a condemned village in western Germany where activists are vowing to hold out against its demolition to make way for the expansion of a coal mine

The Independent UK

Scots oil and gas workers need proper plan for the future

Record View insists it is vital we avoid the catastrophic destruction of communities that came with the end of our coal industry in the 80s.

Daily Record

Riot police evict people from village as it's demolished to make way for coal mine

Protestors who had camped out in trees and tents were seen "screaming" as they were forced out of a village yesterday to make way for a controversial new coal mine

Daily Mirror

Greens to push Labor on new carbon rules

The Greens are pushing Labor to consider a more ambitious revamp of its safeguard mechanism scheme, to stop new coal and gas projects.

AAP

UK coal-burning power facility to stay open two years longer than planned

Ratcliffe-on-Soar’s fourth unit to be kept viable until late 2024 as ministers make request prompted by energy crisis

The Guardian - UK

German coal mine standoff escalates as police move on protesters

In a bid to prevent the Garzweiler mine’s expansion, activists say they will keep trying to defend Luetzerath village.

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Reuters

Police move on coal mine protesters barricaded in abandoned German village

Hundreds of police began clearing climate protesters out of an abandoned village on Wednesday in a showdown over the expansion of an opencast lignite mine that has highlighted tensions around Germany's climate policy during an energy crisis.

Fortune

Protests to save a village from being swallowed by a coal mine expose Germany's climate conflict

Germany made a strong return to coal burning after the war in Ukraine cut off Russian gas supplies.

The Independent UK

Police begin moving toward German village condemned for mine

Police have begun moving toward a condemned village in western Germany, in an apparent preparation to evict activists holed up at the site in an effort to prevent its demolition to make way for the expansion of a coal mine

The Independent UK

German coal mine clash pits laws against climate

The fate of a tiny village has sparked heated debate in Germany over the country’s continued use of coal and whether tackling climate change justifies breaking the law

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Newcastle Herald

Greens propose coal industry levy as March NSW election policy for Stockton beach

Using coal profits to pay for Stockton beach rehabilitation

Newcastle Herald

Focus on taking care of Newcastle's blooms, not driving some kind of boom

The city needs fewer hard surfaces. Please make The Station and the South Newcastle Skateboard area the last gasp of this council's love affair with concrete.

Reuters

German police clash with activists in showdown over coal mine expansion

Police on Tuesday began dismantling barricades and dragged away activists staging a sit-in protest against the expansion of an opencast lignite mine that has highlighted tensions over Germany's climate policy during an energy crisis.

The Independent UK

German court rejects activist bid to stay in doomed village

A court in Germany has rejected a last-ditch attempt by climate activists to stay in an abandoned village which is due to be cleared for the expansion of a coal mine that’s become a battleground between the government and environmentalists

ABC News

Federal government to lower emissions ceiling on biggest polluters by 4.9 per cent each year

The government will revamp a climate mechanism introduced by the Coalition government, proposing a 4.9 per cent cut on allowable emissions for the nation's biggest emitters each year to 2030.

Newcastle Herald

Greens' plan to tax coal to fix Stockton Beach

The Port of Newcastle and the coal industry would be required to contribute to an environmental levy that would pay for the restoration and maintenance of Stockton Beach if the Greens hold the balance of power following the March state election.

360info

Black days ahead if coal city does not change

Unsafe and disaster-prone, extractive towns are still attractive to migrant workers.

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