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Chinese scientists build ‘zero emission’ coal-fired battery

Carbon dioxide gas generated in the process is captured within the fuel cell system itself

The Independent UK

Queensland’s renewable energy ‘whiplash’: how the shift from coal stalled in Australia’s most polluting state

In 2024 seven solar and windfarms and seven storage projects – totalling 3,202 megawatts – had been approved. Then came the LNP government

The Guardian - AU

New global panel aims to accelerate move away from fossil fuels

Scientists and economists will help countries develop plans to reduce dependence on oil, gas and coal

The Guardian - UK

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Asia is turning to coal in the Iran crisis, but nuclear power will be the real endgame

Asia’s energy future lies in nuclear power, the only fuel able to provide regular and consistent electricity.

Fortune

How frustration at Cop stalemates inspires first global talks on phasing out fossil fuels

‘Coalition of the willing’ gathers in Colombia to try to bypass petrostate blockages of Cop summits and chart fresh path

The Guardian - UK

Countries to gather in Colombia for summit aimed at breaking fossil fuel reliance

Governments from nearly 50 countries will meet in Colombia’s Caribbean city of Santa Marta to discuss how to move beyond fossil fuels, amid frustration that U.N. climate talks have failed to directly tackle oil, gas and coal production

The Independent UK

States have driven climate action until now. It’s time for the Australian government to step up

For more than a decade, Australia’s emissions reductions have been driven not by the federal government but by the states and territories, often in relative obscurity.

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It’s finally happened — renewable energy just overtook coal as the world’s main source of electricity as solar growth hits 'the largest ever observed for any source'

Renewable energy overtakes coal as the main source of the world's electricity generation, as thinktank sees a 'shift in the underlying dynamics of the power system'.

TechRadar

ASX 200 Top Gainers Today: Vulcan Energy Leads 5 Stocks Surging Up to 6.5% Despite Flat Market Close

The S&P/ASX 200 index closed slightly lower Tuesday, but a handful of standout stocks defied the broader market weakness, posting solid gains on the back of company-specific developments and sector tailwinds.

International Business Times

Dozens of Turkish coal miners detained after march for unpaid wages

Some 110 Doruk Madencilik workers who had been marching to Ankara to demand unpaid wages and compensation were detained as demands for rights and safety grow louder.

Euronews

Cheap batteries are taking over the world’s power grids

This boom, led by China's manufacturing prowess, is making batteries a crucial tool for grid resilience and a cost-effective alternative to fossil fuels, promising a revolution in power systems worldwide.

The Economic Times

1914 Ludlow Massacre took lives of 25 miners and family members during bitter strike for fair wages and conditions

On a spring morning in 1914, miners in Ludlow, Colorado, were celebrating Greek Easter when the Colorado National Guard and a private security agency opened fire on their camp with a machine-gun-equipped armored car called the Death Special.

The Conversation

Solar and wind outpace coal as energy crisis fails to spark fossil fuel revival

Fears of a ‘coal comeback’ triggered by the Iran war energy crisis are not supported by the data.

Euronews

Australia’s coalmine emissions are increasing. Is this how a major policy to cut climate pollution is meant to work?

The Albanese government overhauled policy and promised significant pollution cuts – but carbon offsets are still being used as an excuse

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‘Independent’ group Energy for Australians that ran anti-Labor ads received more than $1m from coal lobby

Coal Australia denies its donations to the ‘community-driven association’ amount to astroturfing, but critics accuse the group of misleading the public

Roll Call

Former House member David McKinley dies at 79

Former Rep. David B. McKinley, a West Virginia Republican who made support of the coal industry one of his highest priorities, died Friday at his home in Wheeling, W.Va. He was 79. Born in Wheeling on March 28, 1947, McKinley was a seventh-generation West Virginian whose ancestors settled in the…

The Independent UK

Colombia's environment minister says Middle East crisis should speed energy transition

Colombia’s environment minister said global crises, including conflict in the Middle East, should accelerate the shift away from fossil fuels, even as geopolitical tensions complicate the energy transition

The Guardian - UK

Colombia convenes climate ‘coalition of the willing’ to break global fossil fuel deadlock

Santa Marta conference born out of frustration at Cop summits, where renewable progress has been stalled by major polluters

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War in the Middle East hasn’t triggered a coal comeback, but it is boosting renewables

Countries have few incentives to permanently pivot back to coal, even during the worst energy disruption in history.

The Independent UK

Solar and wind energy are shielding world from worst impacts of Iran war, data shows

Analyses contradict narrative of ‘coal comeback’ that took hold after closure of Strait of Hormuz

AAP

China-linked firm takes majority stake in Qld coal mine

Yancoal Australia is buying an 80 per cent stake in the Kestrel coking coal mine in central Queensland, Australia's largest underground coal mine.

Euronews

Almost like Lake Como: Germany transforms former coal mines into Europe's largest lake landscape

Eastern Germany's mega complex of artificial lakes created from disused coal mines will reach a new milestone this summer.

Cycling News

Replacement stones and holes filled with gravel and coal spoil – The state of the Arenberg Forest amid cobblestone thievery ahead of Paris-Roubaix

Repair work has been carried out after reports of Roubax souvenir hunters removing cobblestones

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All about Clint: Stardew Valley gift guide, schedule, and events

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The Guardian - AU

NSW coalmine given two-year extension despite climate agency warning it jeopardises legislated emissions target

Delta Electricity’s Chain Valley project is the first coalmine development considered by the planning commission since the state enshrined net zero emissions by 2050 in law

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