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Solar to soon offer grid more capacity than coal, consultancy says

Almost one-third of homes have panels, the highest in the world, says SunWiz, and will soon outpace capacity from coal

The Guardian - AU

Original pit wheel to be installed in Washington as 'proud reminder' of coal mining past

The large heritage wheel which was recovered from Washington’s F Pit Museum, is currently in the early stages of restoration

Chronicle Live

Confusion surrounds China’s energy policies as GDP and climate goals clash

Wave of permits for coal-fired power plants sparks concern as ambitions for GDP growth and lowering emissions come into conflict

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EnergyAustralia blames $1bn loss on ‘unprecedented conditions’ amid supply issues at coal plants

Energy company says it is ‘well placed’ to take advantage of ‘remaining opportunities’ during the exit from fossil fuels

The Guardian - AU

Qld Greens push plans to end fossil fuel industry

The Queensland Greens will table legislation to ban new coal and gas projects and exports by 2030 to limit global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels.

AAP

Eight coal projects to be considered by NSW forecast to add 1.5bn tonnes to global emissions

Anti-mining group Lock the Gate says it would be the largest expansion of coalmining in the state since the Paris agreement

The Guardian - AU

Emergency department crowding has gone beyond hallways onto ambulance ramps. Now there’s nowhere left to wait.

A hospital’s emergency department (ED) has long been considered the canary in the coal mine for the health-care system: when it’s congested, the whole hospital is congested.

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Expansions versus approvals: the new Hunter mining battleground

Mine approvals criticised by Lock The Gate

Newcastle Herald

Push for new, bigger coal mines labelled 'climate bomb'

The NSW government will review eight new coal mines and expansions this year with the potential to produce 1.5 billion tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions.

AAP

How India allowed RP-Sanjiv Goenka firms to beat coal auctions

Modi gov’t ignored CAG warnings and allowed RPSG Group’s shell companies to undercut competition in coal auctions.

Al Jazeera

Safeguard a 'once in a decade' chance to cut emissions

The Albanese government won't consider bans on new coal projects in return for the Greens' support for its climate policy targeted at big emitters.

AAP

Strange bedfellows: inside the campaign for the black soil plains

Farmers have invited crossbench MPs to join the campaign against Santos’s proposed coal seam gas development on the Liverpool plains

The Guardian - AU

The American right has gone to war with 'woke capitalism' – here's what they get wrong

Ron DeSantis, Florida’s Republican governor and likely future presidential contender, has opened up a new front in his party’s war on “woke capitalism”. He is proposing to change the rules around how public bodies within Florida borrow from the markets by issuing bonds.

The Conversation

Controversial 234 homes plan approved again - despite concerns over mineshaft dangers and 'ugly' houses

Proposals to build a £3m road and hundreds of homes in Springhead had been refused in 2018 but approved a year later

Manchester Evening News

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Bangkok Post

6 dead, dozens still missing after China mine collapse

Dozens of people remained missing on Friday following a collapse at a coal mine in northern China that killed six, state media reported.

AAP

Former NSW minister 'betrayed' state for mining venture

NSW was betrayed by then mines minister Ian Macdonald when he granted a coal exploration licence to a company chaired by a former union boss, a prosecutor said.

Reuters

China coal mine death toll at six, 47 missing as rescue resumes

The death toll from a coal mine collapse in northern China rose to six with at least 47 people missing as rescue efforts resumed after a landslide had halted the search for survivors, state media said on Friday.

ABC News

Union demands job security for workers at BHP's Daunia, Blackwater coal mines following sale annoucement

A mining union is calling for BHP to guarantee the jobs and entitlements of workers at its Daunia and Blackwater coal mines in central Queensland, which the company intends to sell in the next 18 months.

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Wales Online

Gemma Collins storms out of the National Eisteddfod in a brand new Welsh series

"When I think of Wales, I only really know it for the valley life. Loads of sheep poo, loads of sheep and loads of coal, and obviously my family being there"

Wales Online

Mystery of massive sinkhole in Caerphilly

The area has been fenced off and the ground stabilised while further investigations are carried out

The Guardian - AU

Methane from Australian coal and gas could be 60% higher than estimated

Data released by the International Energy Agency leads to renewed calls for more emission cuts and block on new projects

The Guardian - UK

At least six killed in open-pit coalmine collapse in north China

Mining company operating in autonomous region of Inner Mongolia has history of safety violations

Daily Mirror

China mine collapse kills at least 5 with 49 missing after workers buried in disaster

The death toll in the disaster has now risen to five as conditions in the area remain dangerous and the search had to be suspended for several hours after a second landslide hit the gigantic facility in Inner Mongolia’s Alxa League

Insider UK

Gravitricity and Czech state commit to work on energy storage

The plan is to turn a disused mine into a green energy storage system

Newcastle Herald

Mining and Energy Union calls on federal Labor to legislate for a national energy transition authority

Full speech: Union demands energy transition body

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