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Church helps mining community evolve in dark, warming Arctic

Social life in the Norwegian village of Longyearbyen — hemmed in by mountains, a glacier and a fjord on a remote Arctic island — has long revolved around its only church

The Independent UK

Yellen discusses energy transition in South Africa

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is discussing South Africa’s transition from its heavy reliance on coal to greener energy sources during talks with the country’s finance minister

The Independent UK

National Grid stands down coal power plants readied to help France

Drax and one EDF unit had been warmed up in response to request over strike concerns and not cold snap

The Guardian - UK

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Once a footy giant, the Glenorchy Magpies Football Club is struggling to attract players

There are fears one of Tasmania's former powerhouse Australian rules football teams is dangerously close to not being able to field a team, with sporting greats likening the situation to a canary in a coalmine for other clubs.

ABC News

Analyst backs Tomago Aluminium's renewables plan but says big grid overhaul coming first

Tomago Aluminium's renewables plan backed

Newcastle Herald

Celebrities call on UK banks to stop financing new oil, gas and coalfields

Stephen Fry, Emma Thompson and Mark Rylance add their voices to Richard Curtis’s Make My Money Matter campaign

The Guardian - UK

Mongolia vows to clean up coal trade after fury over China deals

Mongolia’s government will auction coal on the stock exchange after scandal involving underground coal sales.

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Australia Institute among dozens to oppose 40 million tonne open cut expansion of coal mine in NSW central west

The Australia Institute says allowing another 40 million tonnes of coal to be mined in the NSW central west does not stack up economically or environmentally.

ABC News

Wholesale power prices fall on renewable energy output to bring consumer relief

Embattled consumers are set for some welcome relief after sky-high wholesale electricity prices fell by more than half in the final three months of 2022, analysis shows.

ABC News

Wholesale energy prices, emissions falling

Wholesale electricity prices and carbon emissions dropped in the December quarter as solar and wind displaced coal-fired generation, but prices remain elevated.

AAP

Record levels of renewable energy push demand for electricity from the grid to all-time low for December quarter

Increased output from renewables, with a near-zero fuel cost, also nudged more coal and gas out of the generation market

The Guardian - AU

Chinese-backed coal producer Yancoal records strong financial gains thanks to strong prices

Yancoal's strong results on record prices

Newcastle Herald

Farmers oppose seismic testing and Hunter Gas Pipeline

The landholders are also opposed to Santos' planned Hunter Gas Pipeline project, which they say would destroy the heavily settled farming district if built.

Newcastle Herald

Households to be paid again to slash electricity use as coal plants set on standby

The grid has had to take unusual measures to ensure stable supply, but experts say it shows the system is working

Evening Standard

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Newcastle Herald

AGL names the date when it will pull the plug on Liddell

Liddell Power Station will shut down on April 28, the plant's owner AGL confirmed on Monday.

Newcastle Herald

New report highights steel industry under pressure to decarbonise

Cutting greenhouse gases from steelmaking

Nottingham Post

Nottinghamshire coal plant to stand down after orders to begin warming up

It was announced over the weekend that three UK coal plants, including the one in West Burton, near Retford, would begin to warm up.

Chronicle Live

Plans to turn former Wearmouth Colliery into heat network could be 'transformational'

Should the project receive the green light for the test site, they will have a drilling window between July 2023 and April 2024

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The National (Scotland)

Coal power plants on standby with blackout prevention scheme to go live

THREE coal power plants are on standby as the scheme designed to stop blackouts is set to go live for the first time.

Wales Online

Coal plants ordered to start warming up to supply electricity as cold snap bites

Electricity supply margins may be tighter than normal on Monday, according to predicted forecasts

The Independent UK

Clean energy gains a foothold in India, but coal still rules

For six years, farmer Pravinbhai Parmar in west India has been using solar power for irrigation

Newcastle Herald

Having legislated 'a price emergency', governments must now make coal intervention work

Details of the domestic coal price cap

The Independent UK

National Grid to offer discounts to households that save energy amid cold weather

Coal power plants are being put on standby as freezing fog hits England

Salon

Protestors fight coal mine expansion

Police dispersed hundreds of protestors rallying to save a tiny village from demolition

Newcastle Herald

NSW government acknowledges 'transport' concerns in coal reservation talks with industry

Fears domestic coal policy could put coal trucks back on Hunter roads

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