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BHP flag concerns Muswellbrook's Mount Arthur Coal Mine may close earlier than expected

The company behind New South Wales' largest coal mine fears it may have to close earlier than anticipated, leaving thousands of workers questioning their future.

ABC News

Mt Arthur Coal may be forced to close sooner than expected

The controversial NSW coal reservation policy may force Mt Arthur Coal to close before 2030, the mine's owner BHP has warned.

Newcastle Herald

Adam Bandt accuses Albanese government of ‘greenwashing’ for allowing new coal and gas mines

Greens leader’s criticism suggests party will rekindle demands to add climate trigger in safeguards scheme or limit use of carbon offsets

The Guardian - AU

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Life on the tight-knit valleys street where everyone knows each other and residents still use coal fires

The street is bursting with Welsh history

Wales Online

The nuclear option: could this abandoned plant solve the Philippines’ energy crisis?

Supporters say a revival of the project would ease the country’s reliance on coal and prop up its renewables sector. But, detractors tell Rebecca Tan, decades-old safety risks remain

The Independent UK

Norway's last Arctic miners struggle with coal mine's end

For more than 100 years, people came to the remote Arctic archipelago of Svalbard to work in coal mines

The Independent UK

Origin Energy lifts earnings forecast

Origin said full year earnings for its main energy markets business will rise to between $600 million and $730 million.

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San Antonio to End Use of Coal Within Five Years

But CPS Energy’s decision to switch to Natural Gas highlights the potential and peril of cities’ clean energy transition.

Texas Observer

Church helps mining community evolve in dark, warming Arctic

Social life in the Norwegian village of Longyearbyen — hemmed in by mountains, a glacier and a fjord on a remote Arctic island — has long revolved around its only church

The Independent UK

Yellen discusses energy transition in South Africa

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is discussing South Africa’s transition from its heavy reliance on coal to greener energy sources during talks with the country’s finance minister

The Independent UK

National Grid stands down coal power plants readied to help France

Drax and one EDF unit had been warmed up in response to request over strike concerns and not cold snap

The Guardian - UK

Once a footy giant, the Glenorchy Magpies Football Club is struggling to attract players

There are fears one of Tasmania's former powerhouse Australian rules football teams is dangerously close to not being able to field a team, with sporting greats likening the situation to a canary in a coalmine for other clubs.

ABC News

Analyst backs Tomago Aluminium's renewables plan but says big grid overhaul coming first

Tomago Aluminium's renewables plan backed

Newcastle Herald

Celebrities call on UK banks to stop financing new oil, gas and coalfields

Stephen Fry, Emma Thompson and Mark Rylance add their voices to Richard Curtis’s Make My Money Matter campaign

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Mongolia vows to clean up coal trade after fury over China deals

Mongolia’s government will auction coal on the stock exchange after scandal involving underground coal sales.

ABC News

Australia Institute among dozens to oppose 40 million tonne open cut expansion of coal mine in NSW central west

The Australia Institute says allowing another 40 million tonnes of coal to be mined in the NSW central west does not stack up economically or environmentally.

ABC News

Wholesale power prices fall on renewable energy output to bring consumer relief

Embattled consumers are set for some welcome relief after sky-high wholesale electricity prices fell by more than half in the final three months of 2022, analysis shows.

AAP

Wholesale energy prices, emissions falling

Wholesale electricity prices and carbon emissions dropped in the December quarter as solar and wind displaced coal-fired generation, but prices remain elevated.

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The Guardian - AU

Record levels of renewable energy push demand for electricity from the grid to all-time low for December quarter

Increased output from renewables, with a near-zero fuel cost, also nudged more coal and gas out of the generation market

Newcastle Herald

Chinese-backed coal producer Yancoal records strong financial gains thanks to strong prices

Yancoal's strong results on record prices

Newcastle Herald

Farmers oppose seismic testing and Hunter Gas Pipeline

The landholders are also opposed to Santos' planned Hunter Gas Pipeline project, which they say would destroy the heavily settled farming district if built.

Evening Standard

Households to be paid again to slash electricity use as coal plants set on standby

The grid has had to take unusual measures to ensure stable supply, but experts say it shows the system is working

Newcastle Herald

AGL names the date when it will pull the plug on Liddell

Liddell Power Station will shut down on April 28, the plant's owner AGL confirmed on Monday.

Newcastle Herald

New report highights steel industry under pressure to decarbonise

Cutting greenhouse gases from steelmaking

Nottingham Post

Nottinghamshire coal plant to stand down after orders to begin warming up

It was announced over the weekend that three UK coal plants, including the one in West Burton, near Retford, would begin to warm up.

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