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Japan, Indonesia collaborate as part of Asia-wide emissions cuts

Japan will help to fund Indonesia's transition from coal-fired power to cleaner energy, the countries said on Monday, and invited others to join the collaboration, as part of Japan's effort to reduce planet-warming emissions throughout Asia.

Reuters

Ukraine calls on Australia to send coal and energy infrastructure as war with Russia continues

Ukraine has called on Australia to consider providing energy and infrastructure supply following widespread blackouts.

ABC News

Australia still flunks on climate: report

Australia is at the bottom of the class on climate protection, behind the world's biggest emitters, a new index shows.

AAP

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4 signs of progress at the UN climate change summit

Something significant is happening in the desert in Egypt as countries meet at COP27, the United Nations summit on climate change.

The Conversation

Country diary: This beach is ever-changing. Today it is black with sea coal

Alnmouth Bay, Northumberland: Once dumped in the water as waste, the coal returns in waving patterns, totally transforming the view

The Guardian - UK

Anglo Coal fights Qld workplace death case

A worker killed in a Queensland coal mine could not have known the park brake on his underground grader was defective, a Brisbane court has been told.

AAP

Greens urge Bowen on coal and gas

Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen needs to have a firm position on coal and gas projects when he arrives in Egypt for COP27 talks, the Greens say.

AAP

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South Africa is hooked on fossil fuels: how it got here and how it can get out

South Africa has experienced power shortages with rolling blackouts on an unprecedented scale in 2022. This state of affairs is largely due to technical failures at its ageing fleet of coal power plants.

The Conversation

Workers block Colombia coal miner Cerrejon's rail access to export facility

Colombian coal miner Cerrejon, owned by Anglo-Swiss commodities giant Glencore, said on Saturday that a group of former workers has been blocking a rail line to a key export facility on the Caribbean Coast.

Reuters

India seeks COP27 deal to 'phase down' all fossil fuels - sources

India wants countries to agree to phase down all fossil fuels at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt, rather than a narrower deal to phase down coal as was agreed last year, two sources familiar with the negotiations told Reuters on Saturday.

Reuters

Queensland opposition questions why landowners were not informed of contamination outside Linc Energy site

David Crisafulli asks why the state government did not inform the public when high levels of toxic chemicals were found in bores outside the Linc Energy underground coal gasification project on the Darling Downs.

ABC News

COP27: Will more climate loans supersize Africa's debt?

In tonight's edition: South Africa approves a funding plan for phasing out coal-based power. However, the hundreds of millions in loans have some citizens worried about supersizing the nation's debt. African leaders at the COP27 summit look to hold wealthier nations accountable for their emissions, but some are courting fossil…

France 24

Dan Repacholi says 'no mining tax' but Anthony Albanese refers to 'extraordinary profits'

Labor looks to lift tax from coal, gas sectors

Newcastle Herald

Utility backs solar farm atop capped Kentucky coal ash pit

The nation’s largest public utility is proposing a $216 million solar farm project in Kentucky atop a capped coal ash storage pit at a coal-fired power plant

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Climate youth leader Melati Wijsden says words at COP27 must become action

Climate change is a global threat, but countries in Asia are particularly vulnerable. We speak to Melati Wijsden, a climate youth leader and the founder of YOUTHTOPIA, about her mission to eliminate plastic waste and inspire other young people to become actors for change. Also in this edition: millions of…

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The countries leading the way on quitting coal

Nations can quit coal in a rapid, just and orderly manner, but they need a coordinated mix of policies, writes John Wiseman.

The Independent UK

Wyoming Democrats get drubbed -again - but not giving up

Democrats in Wyoming have suffered another dismal election despite their party's respectable performance in the midterms nationwide

The Guardian - AU

Coal projects in Great Barrier Reef catchments approved without environmental impact statements

Environmental groups call on Queensland government to end exemptions, with six mining ventures already given green light

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Anthony Albanese mulls ‘sensible solutions’ to curb soaring electricity prices

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has set a Christmas deadline for a crackdown that he promises will curb soaring electricity prices.

The Guardian - UK

Is China doing enough to combat the climate crisis?

While it appears committed to renewable energy goals, China’s international commitments fall short of what experts say is needed

Newcastle Herald

Impounded Newcastle coal ship released, banned from Australia

The ban will last three months, federal authorities confirmed on Friday.

The Independent UK

Blackouts UK 2022: What to expect and who would be exempt?

The National Grid warned there could be blackouts on ‘very very cold winter days’

The Guardian - AU

The Australian’s back-of-the-envelope green hydrogen figures are overblown and forget climate impact

The claim it would take 25% of Australia’s land mass to provide the planet with green hydrogen misses an obvious point

The Independent UK

LOCALIZE IT: How can world move from cheap but dirty coal?

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Ross Garnaut thinks Australia can become a low-carbon superpower; Clive Hamilton is not convinced

Ross Garnaut is a big beast in the Australian climate policy world, and a Labor favourite since his days as economic adviser to Bob Hawke. His 2008 Climate Change Review shifted the dial on policy, encouraging the Rudd and Gillard governments to pursue carbon pricing laws. He fell out of…

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