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Is China doing enough to combat the climate crisis?

While it appears committed to renewable energy goals, China’s international commitments fall short of what experts say is needed

The Guardian - UK

Impounded Newcastle coal ship released, banned from Australia

The ban will last three months, federal authorities confirmed on Friday.

Newcastle Herald

Blackouts UK 2022: What to expect and who would be exempt?

The National Grid warned there could be blackouts on ‘very very cold winter days’

The Independent UK

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The Australian’s back-of-the-envelope green hydrogen figures are overblown and forget climate impact

The claim it would take 25% of Australia’s land mass to provide the planet with green hydrogen misses an obvious point

The Guardian - AU

LOCALIZE IT: How can world move from cheap but dirty coal?

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The Independent UK

Ross Garnaut thinks Australia can become a low-carbon superpower; Clive Hamilton is not convinced

Ross Garnaut is a big beast in the Australian climate policy world, and a Labor favourite since his days as economic adviser to Bob Hawke. His 2008 Climate Change Review shifted the dial on policy, encouraging the Rudd and Gillard governments to pursue carbon pricing laws. He fell out of…

The Conversation

Coal ship detained by federal authorities over alleged breaches including $108k in unpaid wages | UPDATED

Newcastle coal ship detained over crew conditions | UPDATED

Newcastle Herald

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EU auditors say aid for coal regions failed to spur climate transition

Billions of euros in aid given to coal regions in the European Union have all but failed to spearhead an effective climate transition, EU auditors said on Wednesday, boding poorly for the future further complicated by Russia's war in Ukraine.

Reuters

COP27 - U.S. climate envoy Kerry announces new carbon market initiative

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry announced plans for companies to buy carbon credits to support countries switching out of coal power on Wednesday.

Reuters

Blackouts UK 2022: What to expect and who would be exempt?

The National Grid warned there could be blackouts on ‘very very cold winter days’

The Independent UK

Bangladesh balances energy needs with climate, conservation

Fish, rice, the river, mangrove trees and the sea

The Independent UK

What's the risk of a blackout if the Callide Power Station goes out in a heatwave?

The Callide Power Station was out of operation for part of a day last week. There's some concern if that were to happen during a heatwave, a blackout could occur.

ABC News

Tuvalu first to call for fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty at Cop27

Pacific islands nation, which is acutely vulnerable to sea level rises, joins nearby Vanuatu in seeking phase-out of coal, oil and gas

The Guardian - UK

Federal Treasury secretary Stephen Kennedy recommends government intervene in energy market to drop power prices

The federal government's chief economic advisor endorses market intervention to cap or reduce coal and gas prices, warning unusually high company profits are coming at the expense of poorer Australians.

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Treasury backs energy market intervention

A senior bureaucrat says there's a strong case for intervening in the energy market as the war in Ukraine has caused prices to reach unprecedented highs.

Irish Mirror

Who can still buy, sell and burn turf in Ireland? Unusual loophole in new rules is good news for thousands

New laws introduced just last week tighten the rules on burning solid fuels

ABC News

'Dirty' diesel generators may be needed during Perth summer as WA energy crisis deepens

The body that runs Western Australia's biggest power system may have to spend tens of millions of dollars hiring diesel-fired backup generators as part of desperate efforts to keep the power on.

The New Daily

Coal and gas bosses air concerns over Queensland environmental law changes

Queensland coal and gas producers say notifying the public every time an approved project was changed would be costly and could cause delays.

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Qld changes concern coal, gas producers

Changes to Queensland's environmental laws have been criticised by gas and coal producers as a costly imposition of more "green tape".

Newcastle Herald

Teenagers arrested after climate protest at Whitehaven Coal's Newcastle office

Protesters that busted into the boardroom at Whitehaven Coal's Newcastle office have been arrested after they served a 'cease and desist' order on its plans to build new mines and expand existing ones.

The Independent UK

Blackouts UK: What to expect and who would be exempt?

The National Grid warned there could be blackouts on ‘very very cold winter days’

The Conversation

COP27: Which countries will push to end fossil fuel production? And which won't?

Fossil fuels have provided a crucial source of energy over the past 200 years. But they also account for 75 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, enable massive environmental destruction and support many brutal regimes.

Dynamite News

Research: Cutting Coal Offers Significant Health Benefits However Environmental justice Issues Remain

According to a recent study that used data from Texas and nearby states, the most popular methods for cutting greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation also have enough positive effects on health to pay for themselves entirely. Read more on Dynamite News

The Guardian - AU

No risk of blackouts despite breakdown of ‘old-fashioned’ power station, Queensland minister says

Latest incident at coal-fired power station Callide reignites debate about their future and transition to renewable energy

Tribune News Service

White House defends Biden’s end-of-coal comments Manchin derided

The White House sought to reframe comments by President Joe Biden on closing coal plants as part of a U.S. “energy transition,” responding to harsh criticism by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., days before midterm elections with Democratic congressional majorities at stake.

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