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Police begin moving toward German village condemned for mine

Police have begun moving toward a condemned village in western Germany, in an apparent preparation to evict activists holed up at the site in an effort to prevent its demolition to make way for the expansion of a coal mine

The Independent UK

German coal mine clash pits laws against climate

The fate of a tiny village has sparked heated debate in Germany over the country’s continued use of coal and whether tackling climate change justifies breaking the law

The Independent UK

Greens propose coal industry levy as March NSW election policy for Stockton beach

Using coal profits to pay for Stockton beach rehabilitation

Newcastle Herald

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Focus on taking care of Newcastle's blooms, not driving some kind of boom

The city needs fewer hard surfaces. Please make The Station and the South Newcastle Skateboard area the last gasp of this council's love affair with concrete.

Newcastle Herald

German police clash with activists in showdown over coal mine expansion

Police on Tuesday began dismantling barricades and dragged away activists staging a sit-in protest against the expansion of an opencast lignite mine that has highlighted tensions over Germany's climate policy during an energy crisis.

Reuters

German court rejects activist bid to stay in doomed village

A court in Germany has rejected a last-ditch attempt by climate activists to stay in an abandoned village which is due to be cleared for the expansion of a coal mine that’s become a battleground between the government and environmentalists

The Independent UK

Federal government to lower emissions ceiling on biggest polluters by 4.9 per cent each year

The government will revamp a climate mechanism introduced by the Coalition government, proposing a 4.9 per cent cut on allowable emissions for the nation's biggest emitters each year to 2030.

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Greens' plan to tax coal to fix Stockton Beach

The Port of Newcastle and the coal industry would be required to contribute to an environmental levy that would pay for the restoration and maintenance of Stockton Beach if the Greens hold the balance of power following the March state election.

Newcastle Herald

Black days ahead if coal city does not change

Unsafe and disaster-prone, extractive towns are still attractive to migrant workers.

360info

Rail giant Aurizon to increase fees to transport non-coal commodities in central Queensland

Millions of taxpayer dollars were spent on a stretch of central Queensland rail line which could soon be too expensive to use.

ABC News

Scientists alarmed at discovery of sick frogs in Royal National Park near coal mine pollution

Scientists raise concerns about the health of frogs in the Royal National Park, after sick amphibians were found near the site of coal mine pollution.

ABC News

Climate activists dig in to defend village from coal mine

Climate activists are pledging to defend a tiny village in western Germany from being bulldozed for the expansion of a nearby coal mine

The Independent UK

North Korean students sent to work in coal mine for using WRONG dialect

Kim Jong-un is known for taking a hard line on attempts to bring in music, films or television shows from South Korea with smugglers believed to have been put to death

Daily Mirror

Hundreds of families visit "conversation-creating" ice trail at Northumberland museum

Coal and Ice at Woodhorn Museum is thought to have attracted more than 2,000 people over its two-day run

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The Guardian - UK

Great Britain’s windfarm electricity at record high in 2022 but gas use up too

Wind-powered electricity rose to 26.8% of 2022 usage while gas-fired power, at 38.5%, continued growth as largest single source

Newcastle Herald

Australian coal exporter confidence on the rise as China allows imports to resume

Australia-China relations appear on the mend amid reports Beijing will allow coal imports to resume for the first time since 2020.

Newcastle Herald

Newcastle coal exports drop amid talk of China ban ending

The NSW Minerals Council has responded cautiously to reports China is relaxing its ban on Australian coal as new figures show shipments from Newcastle falling 17 per cent last year.

The Guardian - AU

Australian coal industry says China market matters less than before, even if import ban ends

Queensland Resources Council says industry would welcome restrictions easing but new long-term customers since found elsewhere in Asia

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AAP

Heat on Glencore over slow burn on coal

Coal giant Glencore is under pressure from large investors to explain how new coal investments align with its public commitment to help limit global warming.

Edinburgh Live

Forgotten station near Edinburgh built by aristocrat you can see still signs of today

The old railway line was created in the early 19th century to help bring coal from the pits in Midlothian into Edinburgh as both domestic and industrial consumption of the fuel ballooned.

Reuters

Germany lagging emissions goals despite renewables boom - think tank

Germany's carbon dioxide emissions held steady last year, jeopardising its climate targets as higher use of oil and coal offset lower energy consumption and record renewables output, data from climate think tank Agora Energiewende showed on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Protests as German village to make way for coal mine

Scuffles have broken out outside a village in western Germany that is to be razed to allow the expansion of a coal mine, a plan that is drawing resistance from climate activists

The Independent UK

Power failures amplify calls for utility to rethink gas

A federal utility’s decision to resort to rolling blackouts after coal and natural gas units went offline during dangerously cold conditions has intensified questions about the Tennessee Valley Authority’s recent decision to double down on fossil fuels

Daily Mirror

Woman cries after fiancé's family present her with coal as a Christmas gift

A woman spending Christmas with her fiancé's family for the very first time was left dismayed after her future in-laws presented her with not one, but 18 pieces of coal as a 'joke' present

Liverpool Echo

The quiet cooling towers on the Mersey to be demolished in 'controlled explosion'

There is still an exclusion zone around one of the cooling towers

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