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Greens and Coalition band together to force Labor to pass stronger greenhouse gas legislation than original policy

As the COP28 climate summit gets underway in the oil production hub of the United Arab Emirates today, Australia’s climate minister Chris Bowen will detail our progress in meeting emissions cut targets and updated projections.

Rat-hole mining, once used in Meghalaya, was used to rescue 41 workers from the Silkyara tunnel. Despite a 2014 ban, illegal mining and trafficking of coal continues, leading to land degradation, deforestation, and water pollution. Human rights activists flagged the hazards of rat-hole mining two decades ago, with reports estimating…

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR - Storm brews over huge insurance increases

Pollution is causing respiratory illnesses and deaths to rise in Indonesia's island of Java, including the capital, Jakarta

Researchers say policymakers should seriously consider the health effects of lingering coal-fired plants

At the top of the COP28 agenda is the first Global Stocktake, a key part of the Paris Agreement machinery

Rat-hole miners' talent & experience used to rescue 41 trapped in Silkyara tunnel. NDMA member said their capability was used despite ban on coal mining using the technique. 12 experts from Delhi, Jhansi & other parts of country deployed technique horizontally in collapsed part.

Letters | Coal exporters' "drug dealers defence" has a twist.

India sourced 70% of its 57 million tonne metallurgical coal imports from Australia in FY 2022. However, this year, by November, the imports have dropped to 50%.

Environmental groups are deeply worried about proposed laws they say will take national protections backwards and do little to stop new gas and coal mines.