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Coal power stations to be banned in UK in bid to tackle pollution

NEW coal mines are to be banned in the UK following the closure of the last British coal power station, the Government has announced.

The National (Scotland)

'Captain's call': deputy lord mayor wants Rising Tide decision reversed

'The fact that Cr Kerridge would ignore police advice is disturbing.'

Newcastle Herald

Country diary: Even just a glimpse of a crested tit is a gift

Abernethy, Cairngorms, Scottish Highlands: The tits are gathering into their winter flocks – and from among them comes a high trill, almost like a giggle

The Guardian - UK

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Deputy lord mayor condemns his superior for backing Rising Tide 'protestival'

City of Newcastle has approved the 'protestival' at Camp Shortland despite a Supreme Court ruling against it.

Newcastle Herald

Global carbon emissions inch upwards in 2024 despite progress on EVs, renewables and deforestation

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuels continue to increase, year on year. This sobering reality will be presented to world leaders today at the international climate conference COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

The Conversation

‘No sign’ of promised fossil fuel transition as emissions hit new high

Despite nations’ pledges at Cop28 a year ago, the burning of coal, oil and gas continued to rise in 2024

The Guardian - UK

Will the S&P 500 Put Cash in Your Christmas Stocking or a Lump of Coal?

After the S&P 500 battled volatility from the Bank of Japan's surprise interest rate hike in August, the market found new buying and has since rallied to multiple new highs. It has kept intact four consecutive higher quarterly closes. Will this quarter make it five?

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'What was and what will be': exhibit captures a region in transition

The display will run from November 13 to 29.

Newcastle Herald

Authoritarian fossil fuel states keep hosting climate conferences – how do these regimes operate and what do they want?

For the third year in a row, the United Nations Climate Change Conference will be hosted by an authoritarian state that sells fossil fuels. This week the 29th “conference of the parties”, COP29, is being held in Baku, Azerbaijan. It follows COP28 in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates last year…

The Conversation

‘Levels are dropping’: drought saps Zambia and Zimbabwe of hydropower

Vast human-made Lake Kariba is at near-record low, causing daily power cuts and devastating two African economies

The Guardian - UK

‘Take a deep breath on being Trump-esque’: senior Coalition figures reject backbench push to rethink net zero

Nationals senator Matt Canavan and MP Keith Pitt both spoke out about the party’s climate policy in the wake of Donald Trump’s win

The Guardian - AU

‘Death hotspot’: we found 145 koalas killed along a single Queensland highway last year

Warning: this article contains graphic images some readers may find distressing

The Conversation

Multilateral banks are key to financing the fight against global warming. Here is how they work

International mega banks, funded by taxpayer dollars, are the biggest, fastest-growing source of climate finance for the developing world

The Independent UK

Jobs of the future: South Africa has major gaps in skills needed to shape the green economy

Globally, there’s a shortage of people with the expertise and skills needed to drive the transition towards a green economy – known as green talent. The pool of green talent needs to be doubled by 2050 if the world is to move away from fossil fuels. In South Africa, despite…

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Sacred Cow: Coal-hungry India Eyes Bioenergy To Cut Carbon

Venerated as incarnations of Hindu deities, India's sacred cows are also being touted as agents of energy transition by a government determined to promote biogas production to cut its dependence on coal.

The Guardian - AU

Rising Tide vows to proceed with ‘protestival’ blockade at Newcastle coal port despite losing legal fight

Protest plan involves activists paddling out on kayaks and rafts to stop fossil fuel exports

Newcastle Herald

'We will make our voices heard': court ruling doesn't deter climate protesters

Supreme Court justice says 30-hour coal port blockade is 'excessive'.

AAP

Arrest threat for protesters who block major coal port

Plans by climate protesters to hold a floating blockade of a major coal port have been deemed unlawful by the NSW Supreme Court, but organisers vow to fight on.

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Is Chinese Stimulus Igniting Coal Prices?

Climate change concerns have made coal the least popular fossil fuel. Meanwhile, coal prices have edged higher since mid-September 2024, with the Newcastle coal futures leading the way on the upside.

Newcastle Herald

'Some days I could hear them, but couldn't speak to them'

'I'm so grateful to be here. I still have a long road ahead.'

The Guardian - AU

Protesters scale back blockade of world’s biggest coal port but NSW police ready for mass ‘disruption’ at Newcastle

Lawyer for police argues business should be allowed to continue as Rising Tide threatens to halt exports for 30 hours

Newcastle Herald

Arrests 'not the only point' of Newcastle coal port blockade: Rising Tide

A judge has questioned why organisers are fighting an application to declare a planned coal port protest unlawful given a perceived intention to be arrested.

AAP

Arrests 'not the only point' of coal port blockade

A judge has questioned why organisers are fighting an application to declare a planned coal port protest unlawful given a perceived intention to be arrested.

The Independent UK

Anglo American to sell stake in Australian coal joint venture for £830m

Anglo American told shareholders on Monday it will sell its 33.3% stake in Jellinbah Group to Zashvin.

The Guardian - AU

‘No bigger rent-seeking parasite’ than nuclear industry, Matt Kean tells former Coalition colleagues in heated debate

Kean, a former Liberal energy minister turned Climate Change Authority chair, clashes with senators Gerard Rennick and Ross Cadell

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