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Nine Workers Trapped In Flooded Coal Mine In India

Nine workers trapped in flooded coal mine in Assam; rescue efforts underway with army support. Illegal mining poses risks in eastern India.

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At least 9 miners are trapped in a coal mine in India's northeastern Assam state

At least nine workers are trapped inside a coal mine in India’s northeastern Assam state and authorities have summoned the army to help in the rescue operation

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UK, Germany Electricity Cleanest On Record In 2024

Britain and Germany produced their cleanest electricity on record last year, with renewables reaching record highs, according to data released Thursday.

International Business Times

Nostalgic memories of home and a carefree childhood

Letters: Readers respond to Michael Rosen’s reminisces on where he was brought up

The Guardian - UK

SO2 emissions: Missed deadlines for govt, but not a problem for NITI?

When thermal power plants burn coal to generate electricity, sulphur mixes with oxygen to release sulphur dioxide – or SO2 – in the air. In 2019, India became the largest emitter of this toxic gas.

Newslaundry

What’s occurrin’? Gavin & Stacey has breathed new life into my hometown

The Barry I grew up in was a far cry from its peak as a thriving coal port then a holiday destination. It took an unassuming sitcom to give it a lifeline, says music journalist and author Simon Price

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Voices: Australia is recklessly blowing its own climate promises

THE ECO CHAMBER: The Albanese government seems to be suffering from a split personality disorder on emissions. This raises serious questions about whether Australia can call itself a climate leader, Chris Wright says

The Independent UK

South Texas coal-fired power plant to switch to clean energy after receiving more than $1 billion in federal money

San Miguel Electric Cooperative's plan to turn into a solar and battery plant will leave only 14 coal-fired power plants in the state.

The Texas Tribune

‘We’re gobsmacked’: climate groups angered by Labor’s ‘no new coalmines’ claim

Campaigners say Queensland mine given go-ahead this week is a new development, not an extension of an existing mine

The Guardian - AU

Residents urged to take shelter as bushfire rages in south-east Victoria – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Australia expands four coal mines despite warning of climate ‘death sentence’

Approval comes even as Australia pushes to host Cop31 climate summit

The Independent UK

Albanese government approves four coalmine expansions as Greens condemn ‘despicable’ move

Tanya Plibersek says projects in NSW and Queensland produce coal for making essential steel as critics say move ‘opposite of climate action’

The Guardian - AU

Montana's top court upholds landmark ruling in youth climate case over greenhouse gas emissions

Montana’s Supreme Court has upheld a landmark climate ruling that said the state was violating residents’ constitutional right to a clean environment by permitting oil, gas and coal projects without regard for global warming

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Pakistan and Bahamas join push for global pact to phase out fossil fuels

Climate-vulnerable pair add weight to proposed treaty seeking transition from coal, oil and gas in equitable way

Radio France Internationale

Global coal demand to reach record high in 2024, IEA finds

Global consumption of coal is set to reach a new peak in 2024 – driven by rising demand in China, India and Indonesia, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its latest report, released Wednesday.

The Guardian - UK

Coal use to reach new peak – and remain at near-record levels for years

Spike in fossil fuel use a result of global gas crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

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In survival game Rust, Santa Claus doesn't care if you've been good or bad or really, really bad, he still has gifts for you

Hang up a stocking in your base and it'll be filled with goodies by Saint Nick (and no coal, even if you've been naughty).

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Evening Standard

Black Doves' real locations: a guide to the thriller's London sites from Regent Sounds to Liberty

The hit Netflix show has spies and shoot-outs galore playing out in iconic spots across the capital

The Guardian - AU

Coalition’s nuclear plan will hit Earth with 1.7bn extra tonnes of CO2 before 2050, experts warn

Peter Dutton’s path ‘would be an absolute failure’ in decarbonising the electricity sector and meeting Australia’s emission targets, analyst says

The Conversation

More coal and gas, less renewables: what a nuclear power plan for Australia would really mean

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s plan for nuclear power in Australia has provoked a great deal of discussion and analysis – most of it critical.

Al Jazeera

The bitter final showdown over British coal, as sun sets on ‘dirtiest fuel’

The county of Cumbria in northern England is the battleground for a war raging over plans to build a new coal mine.

The Guardian - AU

The Coalition’s nuclear costings and their rubbery assumptions take us back to being a climate pariah

Despite a clever comms strategy, there are significant credibility issues around the assumptions on which the cost estimates are based

AAP

PM rubbishes Dutton's nuclear energy plan as 'farcical'

Anthony Albanese has poured scorn on Peter Dutton's "farcical" nuclear plan and questioned the Liberal leader's claim it would lead to cheaper energy.

The Guardian - AU

Never mind that the Coalition’s nuclear proposal is a fantasy – it doesn’t even claim to reduce power bills

Experts and agencies have overwhelmingly deemed the plan not to be credible. And burning more coal and gas in the medium term only leads one way

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