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Monday briefing: From Germany to Japan, five plans to confront the energy crisis

In today’s newsletter: Nationalising utilities, firing up disused coal plants and restrictions on air con – this is how other nations are tackling spiralling energy chaos

The Guardian - UK

Greens want Vic coal plants' early closure

Victoria's coal-fired power plants would be shut down in the next eight years, compared with by 2046, under a Greens bill to be introduced to parliament.

AAP

Resources minister says 'astounding' level of coal in national power grid

Bob Hawes wants gas, Resources Minister Madeleine King questions coal

Newcastle Herald

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Greens propose shutting down all Victorian coal-fired power plants by 2030

Exclusive: New bill also increases the state’s legislated renewable energy target to 100% by decade’s end

The Guardian - AU

‘We’ve fixed it’: Bowen says of renewables transition but work on details continues

'We've fixed it,' says Chris Bowen, but the government is yet to reach a definitive answer on some of the key details relating to energy transition.

The New Daily

Can Manchester avoid a winter of blackouts?

Worst-case scenario could see country left short of power

Manchester Evening News

Herald team wins NSW journalism award

Five Herald reporters have won a prestigious NSW journalism award for the newspaper's Power and the Passion series about the Hunter's transition from coal to renewable energy.

Newcastle Herald

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Climate bill: Could coal communities shift to nuclear?

A major economic bill headed to the president has “game-changing” incentives for the nuclear energy industry, experts say, and those tax credits are even more substantial if a facility is sited in a community with a coal plant that's closing

The Independent UK

A battle for Ukraine’s mineral and energy wealth

After nearly six months of fighting, Moscow’s invasion has yielded at least one big reward write Anthony Faiola and Dalton Bennett

The Independent UK

Initial dives in collapsed Mexican mine unsuccessful

Rescue divers’ first attempts to reach 10 miners trapped inside a flooded coal mine since last week were stopped by debris-filled shafts and poor visibility

The Independent UK

Darkness and debris impede rescue effort at flooded Mexico mine

Mexican army divers were blocked by debris in their first attempt to descend deep into a flooded coal mine in northern Mexico where 10 miners have been trapped for a week, the country's defense minister said on Thursday.

Reuters

Cumbria coalmine decision delayed again as critics condemn ‘zombie’ No 10

Campaigners told new deadline for decision on first new deep coalmine in more than 30 years is 8 November

The Guardian - UK

Coal smuggling case: ED summons 8 West Bengal IPS officers

The IPS officers have been given specific dates to appear before the ED at its New Delhi office

The Hindu

Britain says sanctions also impact Russia's defense sector

The European Union’s full ban on Russian coal imports kicks in at a time when British defense intelligence says that Western sanctions are increasingly having an impact

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Cumbria coal mine: Government delays decision on controversial new pit again

Proposed £165m facility would be environmental catastrohe, say oponents as ministers kick verdict into long grass

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine Halted Oil Flows to Europe over Payment Issue, Russia’s Transneft Says

Ukraine has suspended Russian oil pipeline flows to parts of central Europe since early this month because Western sanctions prevented it from accepting transit fees from Moscow, Russian pipeline monopoly Transneft said on Tuesday. International benchmark Brent crude jumped by $2 per barrel to trade near $98 as the news…

Chicago Sun-Times

Environmental groups call for air monitoring, home air filtration systems in Little Village two years after botched implosion

Environmental community groups issued a list of demands Monday as they continue to seek answers about the demolition of a smokestack at the former Crawford Coal Plant.

Tribune News Service

'We're not leaving,' Biden promises in visit to flood-ravaged Eastern Kentucky

LEXINGTON, Ky. — President Joe Biden pledged during a trip to Kentucky that the federal government would be in the state for the long haul to help people in damaged communities recover from historic floods.

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Newcastle Herald

'Low act': Water pump theft condemned by recovering community as mining company praised

"When the Bulga Coal boys told me someone had stolen a pump I couldn't believe it. Just disgusting."

The Independent UK

Mexico to send aquatic drone into shaft with trapped miners

Mexico will attempt to send an aquatic drone into a collapsed coal mine where 10 miners have been trapped since last week

Wales Online

Last-minute holidays in Wales to book for this weekend to make the most of the weather

From luxury to budget breaks, make the most of this unprecendented sunshine August 12-14

The Independent UK

Former coal town comes together in face of Kentucky floods

The town of Fleming-Neon was trying to move beyond an economic disaster when a natural one knocked it back down

The Independent UK

UN chief urges nuke powers to abide by no-first-use pledge

The United Nations is urging countries with nuclear weapons to stick to their no-first-use commitment of the atomic arsenals

Newcastle Herald

Government seeking expert advice from Hunter residents

Hunter leaders and community representatives have been invited to apply for positions on the region's expert panel.

Newcastle Herald

Chinese owner seeking full control of big Hunter miner Yancoal

Battle for control of Yancoal

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