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Regional towns are at risk of being wiped out by the move to net-zero. Here's their best chance for survival

Australia’s mining and heavy industry sectors are on the cusp of a revolution as the world shifts to net-zero. Demand for traditional industrial commodities – coal, oil, and gas – is set to slide.

The Conversation

Hunter needs far more from coal royalties, report says

The high-profile national policy think tank has joined calls for a public authority to coordinate economic transition in the Hunter and says the NSW government should direct far more coal royalties back to the region.

Newcastle Herald

A model worker: Mick Jurd's invaluable contribution to Hunter mining history

Mick Jurd was a great man of skill and compassion. His work also made an invaluable contribution to Hunter mining history, MIKE SCANLON writes.

Newcastle Herald

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Toxic habitat: heavy metals found in Hunter birds threat to wildlife

The Hunter Environment Centre is calling for a more thorough investigation of the bio-accumulation of heavy metals in birds living near coal-fired power stations.

Newcastle Herald

High heavy-metal levels found in bird feathers near NSW coal-fired power stations

Environmentalists have long suspected that heavy metals were leaching from power station coal ash dams into the ecosystem. Now they say they have the evidence to prove it.

ABC News

Failure to pay price of Hunter's post-coal transition carries high cost

EDITORIAL: Opportunity cost does not appear on a balance sheet until it is too late.

Newcastle Herald

With SCOTUS EPA Decision, Texas Coal Plants Live to Cook the Climate Another Day

Regardless of the federal ruling, local efforts to shut down the most polluting power plants and switch on clean energy continue.

Texas Observer

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Record 29% rise in CIL output in Q1 monsoon boost for power plants

NEW DELHI: State-run Coal India Ltd’s production shot up by 29% to almost 160 million tonnes (MT) in the quarter ended June, a development that will boost fuel inventories at power plants and avert shortage when monsoon peaks to disrupt supply.

The Times of India

Prince Edward meets DoE gold winners including three generations of one family

The Earl of Wessex met 2,000 Duke of Edinburgh award winners in an event bringing to an end a week of royal engagements in Scotland.

The Independent UK

China urges U.S. to fulfill climate duties after Supreme Court ruling

The United States must meet its international obligations on climate change and do more than "shout slogans", China's foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Friday following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling limiting Washington's ability to cut power sector emissions.

Reuters

Tiny Edinburgh studio flat in old coal cellar on market for £4500 a month

The city centre studio flat located in Greenside appears to be a converted coal cellar and includes a desk, chair and fold out sofa bed for a whopping four grand a month

Edinburgh Live

Qantas ditches Sky News from airport lounges as ABC takes flight on 90th birthday

Passengers will see two bespoke bulletins a day from the national broadcaster. Plus: Aunty’s stars party at Ultimo

The Guardian - AU

US Supreme Court limits use of Clean Air Act to curb power plant emissions

In a blow to the fight against climate change, the Supreme Court on Thursday limited how the nation’s main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.

France 24

Supreme Court decision may slow transition to cleaner energy

The Supreme Court ruling limiting the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants could have far-reaching consequences for the energy sector — and make it harder for the Biden administration to meet its goal of having the U.S. power grid run on clean energy by…

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Investors warned against 'buying the dip' in market downturn as ASX drops 10pc for the year

"Buying the dip" is no longer an easy way for inexperienced traders to make money, according to a seasoned stockbroker, despite the ASX losing roughly $250 billion in the past year.

Los Angeles Times

'No one wants to risk getting trapped': In war, dangers multiply for Ukraine's miners

TORETSK, Ukraine — When a 155-millimeter rocket plows into the ground and you're 2,000 feet under it, you hear nothing — you barely even feel it. Which was why Andriy Podhornay was surprised when his manager came on the walkie-talkie and told the crew in the bowels of the St.…

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Then and Now: How the main road linking Jarrow and South Shields was transformed

For decades, Tyne Dock arches which bridged the road linking Jarrow and South Shields were a prominent sight - until their demolition 45 years ago

The Texas Tribune

U.S. Supreme Court ruling limits EPA’s authority in regulating greenhouse gases

The high court said a cap on power plants’ carbon dioxide emissions that forces a transition to other fuels may be a “sensible” solution to the climate crisis, but that Congress did not give the Environmental Protection Agency the broad authority to make such requirements. Texas was one of 17…

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Supreme Court rules for coal-producing states, limits EPA’s power to fight climate change

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday for the major coal-producing states and sharply limited the Biden administration’s authority to restrict the carbon pollution that is causing global warming.

The Independent UK

Czech Republic to extend coal mining amid high demand

The Czech Republic has decided to reverse plans to halt mining in a key black coal region to help the country safeguard its power supply amid Russia's war in Ukraine

The Hindu

Data | India’s imports from Russia soar amid sanctions

India’s crude oil imports from Russia surged by 286% while coal imports surged by over 345% in the January-April 2022 period

Asharq Al-Awsat

Norway Not Breaching Treaty by Blocking Russian Cargo to Svalbard, Minister Says

Norway is not breaching a century-old treaty covering the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard by blocking Russian cargo to the islands, the country's foreign minister said Wednesday after Moscow threatened retaliatory measures. "Norway does not violate the Svalbard Treaty," foreign minister Anniken Huitfeldt told AFP. "Norway does not try to put…

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As Adani steps up mining, villagers to be displaced third time

Hundreds fear displacement for the third time in India’s Odisha state as coal mining is set to start.

Newcastle Herald

Bipartisan backing has Newcastle's container plan in ship shape

Both sides of politics appear to see the logic in diversifying NSW's largest coal port into the future.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Syria to Recognize Ukraine’s Luhansk and Donetsk Regions

Syria said Wednesday it will recognize the "independence and sovereignty" of Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk and Donetsk regions and contacts will be established to set up diplomatic relations. The Syrian Foreign Ministry announcement came days after President Bashar Assad met with a joint delegation from both regions in Damascus. Earlier this…

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