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Are the Inflation Reduction Act's Climate Goals Plausible?

A 40 percent cut in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 is possibly achievable.

Reason

Australia to protect Barrier Reef by banning coal mine

Australia’s new government plans to prevent development of a coal mine because of its potential impact on the nearby Great Barrier Reef

The Independent UK

Trade surplus hits record $17.7b in June

Strong shipments of coal, iron ore and grain have helped Australia's trade surplus reach a record $17.7 billion in June.

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Tanya Plibersek proposes blocking Clive Palmer's Queensland coal mine on environmental grounds

Tanya Plibersek proposes rejecting Clive Palmer's Central Queensland Coal Project on the grounds it is likely to damage the Great Barrier Reef. It is the first time in Australian history a federal environment minister has set the wheels in motion to reject a coal mine.

ABC News

Tanya Plibersek says she will block Clive Palmer’s proposed coalmine near Great Barrier Reef

Australia’s environment minister says billionaire Palmer’s Central Queensland Coal proposal would likely have ‘unacceptable impacts’ on reef

The Guardian - AU

Albanese declares Coalition ‘stuck in time’ after Labor’s climate bill passes lower house

Legislation passes with amendments from independents and Greens, enshrining an emissions reduction target of 43% by 2030

The Guardian - AU

Ten Mexican miners remain trapped in coal mine after three rescued

Rescuers in Mexico, including dozens of soldiers, were working desperately on Wednesday to reach ten miners trapped in a flooded coal mine following the collapse of an inner wall, the ministry handling the disaster said.

Reuters

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NLRB orders mine workers union to pay coal company over $13M

A federal oversight board is ordering the United Mine Workers of America to pay more than $13 million in compensation to an Alabama coal company where members have been on strike for more than a year

The Independent UK

The Greens Will Support Labor’s Climate Bill But Want More Done To Stop Fossil Fuels

"The Greens have improved a weak climate bill and we will pass it, but the fight to stop Labor's new coal and gas mines continues."

Pedestrian.tv

Custodial deaths, hospitals in India, and more | 5 key charts from week-two of Monsoon Session of Parliament

Here are five charts that visualise some key data tabled in Parliament during the second week of the Monsoon session of Parliament

The Hindu

Australia's Greens back climate law but vow to fight coal, gas projects

Australia's Greens party on Wednesday threw its support behind the government's climate change legislation, clearing the way for a bill enshrining a pledge to cut carbon emissions by 43% by 2030, but said it would oppose new fossil fuel projects.

Reuters

Government set to legislate its 43% emissions reduction target after Greens announce support

The government is now assured it will secure its legislation to enshrine its 43% 2030 emissions reduction target, after Greens leader Adam Bandt pledged his party would support it in both houses.

The Conversation

Labor’s climate bill set to pass with support from Greens and Bridget Archer

Adam Bandt says Greens will back legislation but signals further fight on new fossil fuel projects, while the Liberal MP says she’ll cross the floor

The Guardian - AU

Greens play hand on climate change bill

The Greens will vote for the government’s signature emissions reduction target of 43 per cent by 2030, the party’s leader, Adam Bandt, has announced. In

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Bangkok Post

PTT sells Indonesian mines

National oil and gas conglomerate PTT Plc has decided to sell its Indonesian coal mining business for US$471 million as the firm continues to move towards clean energy.

Newcastle Herald

Malabar Resources seeks 'minor' changes to Maxwell underground near Muswellbrook

Progress on Hunter's newest underground mine, Maxwell

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Economy and Society, August 2, 2022: Governor DeSantis bans ESG criteria in state pension fund management

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

The Guardian - AU

Greens in ‘powerful position’ on climate as Labor faces scrutiny over Coalition’s ‘gas-fired recovery’ projects

Calls for Labor to review how much of the Morrison government’s pledges towards a ‘gas-fired recovery’ has been spent, contracted or merely promised

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PTT sells coal business to Indonesia's Astrindo for $471m

State-owned energy firm PTT Plc said on Tuesday it had agreed to sell its coal unit to Indonesia's PT Astrindo Nusantara Infrastruktur Tbk for $471 million, as the company moves out of the coal business entirely.

The Hindu

Assam CM Himanta slams Jharkhand MLA’s ‘fake’ FIR

Information and Public Relations Minister Pijush Hazarika said Himanta Biswa Sarma took Kumar Jaimangal to the residence of Coal Minister Prahlad Joshi for a trade union-related matter

The Conversation

The Greens' climate trigger policy could become law. Experts explain how it could help cut emissions – and why we should be cautious

Australia’s freshly elected parliament is hashing out the details of Labor’s Climate Change Bill, which would enshrine an emissions reduction target into federal law. The Greens have the numbers to block the bill in the Senate, and are likely to seek concessions from Labor in return for their support.

AAP

Greens to meet again on Labor climate bill

The Greens will meet on Tuesday night to decide their position on the federal government's climate bill, which will be crucial to its passage.

The Hindu

Rains hit Singareni coal production badly in July

Production was short by 28.5% against target for the month

France 24

German MP says Colombian open-pit mine hurts local environment amid Berlin’s plans to buy coal

EU countries deprived of Russian energy sources due to Western sanctions over the war in Ukraine are now turning to other suppliers. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz wants to increase coal imports from Colombia, the world's fourth-largest exporter. A member of the German parliament travelled to the country’s northeast to examine…

Newcastle Herald

Renewables the key to energy crisis: AEMO Report

The Australian Energy Market Operator has called for an accelerated shift to wind and solar, supported by batteries, to help drive down skyrocketing power bills.

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