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No coal mining in Parsa and Kete Extension, says Chhattisgarh Minister

There has been stiff local opposition to mining and deforestation in the areas

The Hindu

Lobbyists with deep pockets are coming after Annastacia Palaszczuk. How she responds may define her premiership

The way Queensland Labor reacts to rising pressure from landlords and coalminers will determine if it is a government of principle or politics

The Guardian - AU

Bescom to charge extra 43 paise per unit from October

The increased price of coal has led to the revision of costs

The Hindu

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Nottinghamshire's only coal-fired power station to keep burning amid Ukraine war

The Government says that "back-up" supply is needed

Nottingham Post

Investors’ climate pledges take center stage amid growing risks

World leaders renewed a call for climate action and a transition from fossil fuels as they convened at the 14th annual Climate Week in New York City.

Tribune News Service

China tells Europe to not backslide on climate commitments

Europe insists rise in coal use is only temporary and will have no long-term effect on targets to cut gas emissions.

Al Jazeera

Investors' climate pledges take center stage amid growing risks - Roll Call

At Climate Week in New York City, attendees urge global financial institutions to scale back the financing of oil, gas and coal projects.

Roll Call

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KBank eyes ESG-friendly strategy

Kasikornbank (KBank) is planning a decarbonisation strategy in line with the global environmental, social and governance (ESG) trend, with the bank stopping lending to the coal sector.

Bangkok Post

Blackjewel still hasn’t paid many of its coalminers three years on

Blackjewel agreed to cover its coalminers’ back wages, but many of them have yet to receive any funds three years after the company filed for bankruptcy

The Guardian - US

Coal block case: Special Court cancels bail of pvt firm director, taken into custody

A Special Court (Special designate court for coal block matters) has cancelled the bail of a director of a private firm after noting that he has violated the fundamental condition of bail. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Plans to merge competing offers in ongoing push for Dartbrook coal mine

There are plans in place to open the shuttered mine by the end of 2023.

Newcastle Herald

Korean companies plan to turn Queensland coalmining town into renewable energy powerhouse

Plan would see Collinsville house 3GW of renewable energy generation to produce 1m tonnes of green ammonia for export

The Guardian - AU

Will China’s plan for a ‘green silk road’ live up to environmental promises?

China has pledged to make its Belt and Road initiative greener, but critics say environmental guidelines ‘nonexistent’

The Guardian - UK

‘Massive missed opportunity’: NSW could make $23bn with tiered tax on record coal profits

‘Small number of fossil fuel-exporting companies are making windfall gains,’ says analyst advocating for Queensland system

The Guardian - AU

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Qld poised as nation's 'clean engine room'

Australia's vital coal and gas port of Gladstone could become a global hub of clean jobs and investment, served by abundant renewable energy.

Reuters

EU countries want option to claw back coal plants' revenues - draft

Coal power plants could be subject to the European Union's plan to cap energy producers' revenues to raise cash to bring down soaring energy bills, a draft document seen by Reuters shows.

Wales Online

Plans put forward for Merthyr coal mine to keep operating for a further nine months to help steel industry and with the security of energy supply

The operators of Ffos y Fran coal mine want to keep mining there until June 2023 and extend the deadline to finish the restoration scheme until September 2025

The Conversation

Bankers bonus cap: why scrapping it could hurt the UK economy

At a time of rising prices and an ever increasing cost of living, there are at last signs of a financial boost for an industry toiling away at the economic coal face. British bankers, it seems, could be about to receive a hefty pay rise, with the new UK chancellor…

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The Hindu

Three die in illegal rat-hole coalmine in Assam

Police in Tinsukia district found bodies of the labourers buried near an illegal rat-hole mine on the border with Arunachal Pradesh

ABC News

Coal royalty hike damaging mining industry and investor confidence, Queensland Resources Council says

The Queensland Resources Council wants the state to scrap its 40 per cent royalty hike on some coal exports, saying the new rates put the industry's viability at risk.

Al Jazeera

China’s imports of Russian coal hit 5-year high as ties deepen

Russian coal imports reach 8.54 million tonnes in August amid soaring energy demand in the world’s No 2 economy.

The Guardian - AU

Emissions from Australia’s oil and gas industry rose 20% in first five years of safeguard mechanism

Scale of rise prompts warning Australia will struggle to cut emissions if Labor revamp allows new coal and gas

The Independent UK

Ukraine war thrusts German climate action into spotlight

Germany’s climate envoy says the country remains committed to phasing out coal as a source of power by 2030 even as it reactivates coal-fired power plants

Newcastle Herald

We don't know the full scale of PFAS chemical exposure's risks

We all grew up in an industrial city built on coal and BHP. We are all ignorant of what we have breathed in and consumed over all those years.

The Guardian - AU

Labor urged to axe $1.9bn in ‘zombie’ fossil fuel subsidies promised by the Coalition

Exclusive: Morrison government announced support for coal and gas projects in ‘gas-fired recovery’ but didn’t formalise contracts, PBO analysis reveals

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