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No agreement in sight as Cop28 teams wrangle over phasing out fossil fuels

The debate over the future of fossil fuels, the biggest cause of global warming, is the key battle at the Cop28 climate summit hosted by the oil-rich United Arab Emirates. As neighbouring Saudi Arabia – the world's biggest oil exporter – ruled out phasing down oil, gas and coal, and…

Radio France Internationale

Watch Again: Cop28 holds event on phasedown of coal power plants

Watch as Cop28 held an event on the phasing out of coal power plants in Dubai, UAE, on 5 December 2023.

The Independent UK

Cop28: anger after record number of fossil fuel lobbyists given access to summit – as it happened

Coalition of climate NGOs highlights that there are more fossil fuel lobbyists than delegates from 10 most climate-vulnerable countries combined

The Guardian - UK

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Record More Than 2,000 Fossil Fuel Lobbyists At COP28 Talks: NGOs

A record almost 2,500 fossil fuel lobbyists have been accredited for UN climate talks in Dubai, as negotiators wrestle with calls to end all new oil, gas and coal projects to curb global warming, campaign groups said Tuesday.

International Business Times

3 Coal Stocks With Potential Wins for December

Despite global efforts toward renewable energy, the tenacity of coal consumption appears to persist. Thus, it seems wise to invest in stalwart coal stocks like SunCoke Energy (SXC), CONSOL Energy (CEIX), and China Shenhua Energy (CSUAY) to harness potential gains this month. Read more….

StockNews.com

Climate finance takes spotlight at COP28

Money pledges were in the spotlight at COP28 in Dubai on Monday as delegates turned their focus to the yawning gap in how much climate finance is needed and what's on tap, particularly for developing countries that need funds each year just to adapt to the warming world.

France 24

Indonesia's Coal Love Affair Still Aflame Despite Pledges

Sania sits in front of her home in Indonesia, less than a kilometre from Southeast Asia's biggest coal complex, where chimneys pump dark grey smoke and a chemical smell into the air.

International Business Times

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Hyped and expensive, hydrogen has a place in Australia’s energy transition, but only with urgent government support

If you listen to the dreamers, hydrogen is the magical fuel of the future that can replace everything from the petrol in your car to the coal in a steelworks.

The Conversation

Hunter coal's last chapters being written, but blank pages remain

Many things possible for Hunter's remaining players during mining transition

Newcastle Herald

COP28 Climate Summit | India will not be bound by curbs on energy use: Environment Secretary

At COP28, India was conspicuously absent from a list of 118 countries signed on to a pledge to triple installed renewable energy capacity by 2030

The Hindu

Cop28 president says there is ‘no science’ behind demands for phase-out of fossil fuels

Exclusive: UAE’s Sultan Al Jaber says phase-out of coal, oil and gas would take world ‘back into caves’

The Guardian - UK

Banks that funded coal plants need an escape plan | Data

Most loans to coal-fired plants were given by public sector banks of corporations

The Hindu

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren should face Enforcement Directorate if he is clean: Babulal Marandi

Jharkhand BJP president Babulal Marandi accused the Hemant Soren government of alleged corruption and deterioration in the law and order situation in the State. Mr. Marandi, former Chief Minister, said this while addressing a rally in Dhanbad on December 2.

The Hindu

US joins in other nations in swearing off coal power to clean the climate

The United States is now committed to the idea of phasing out coal power plants, joining 56 other nations in kicking the coal habit

The Independent UK

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Colombia joins international alliance calling for treaty to end use of fossil fuels

Colombian president Gustavo Petro wants treaty to lay out plan to end era of coal, oil and gas

Newcastle Herald

I was one of 109 people arrested for blockading Newcastle's coal port

DESPERATE CLIMATE: We are fighting for our lives, and yet we are the ones treated like criminals.

AAP

'We can't let it fail': more govt cash for coal mine

Taxpayers will fork out $220 million to prop up a failed coal mine, critical for electricity generation in West Australia.

Newcastle Herald

Lake Macquarie power stations in the crosshairs of EPA licence review

EPA received 100 submissions as part of licence condition review.

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The Guardian - AU

Fossil fuel projects awaiting approval could blow Australia’s ‘carbon budget’ tenfold, climate groups say

Exclusive: More than 20bn tonnes of Co2 could be emitted if 30 developments were to go ahead

The Hindu

Good, bad and ugly: Which States use clean fuel for power production and which do not | Data

BRICS nations wrangle over climate change at U.N. summit; China leads in clean and dirty energy, India's progress in producing clean and renewable slow. China's share of fossil energy in power production declined from 82-65% between 2000 and 2022, India's share in clean energy increased from 17-23%. Brazil, Ethiopia have…

The Independent UK

Wyoming coal mine is shedding jobs ahead of the power plant's coal-to-gas conversion

A Wyoming coal mine that supplies fuel to a power plant that will be converted to burn gas instead of coal will lay off 19 workers

Newcastle Herald

How the kayaks got loose on the Newcastle Harbour (and what it says about climate protests)

Are protests the right way to deal with climate change?

The Guardian - AU

Net zero by 2050 and interim target of 70% emissions reduction by 2035 passed by NSW parliament

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

The Conversation

COP28: How will Australia navigate domestic climate wins and fossil fuel exports at the negotiating table?

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.

The Hindu

Understanding rat-hole mining | Explained

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…

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