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China and Climate: China's New Coal Development Plan
The China and Climate primer series tracks and breaks down China's engagement with energy and climate issues around the world. On August 10, China released its fifteenth Five Year Plan for coal development, after announcing that coal accounted for…
Australia's New South Wales Backs Gas Power as Coal Plants Shut
Australia's most populous state has ruled out batteries and other energy storage in its latest tender to manage expected power shortfalls when its aging coal plants close. New South Wales will seek 1,500 megawatts in the tender to firm up supply…
Loophole allowing new coal and gas to avoid stricter climate laws
Coal and gas mines have to follow less strict emissions laws when they are expanded compared to outright new mines. The Climate Council says that amounts to a 'loophole' being used by the industry to add new emissions without having to follow…
Blackouts Hit Indian Factories as Coal Crunch Feeds Into Economy
Indian factories, smelters and households are being hit by blackouts and rising energy costs as the impact of plunging coal stockpiles at the country's power stations ripples through the economy. The weakest monsoon since 2015 has curbed hydropower…
Minns should legislate to clear up High Court coal mine ruling
Last week, the High Court of Australia found that the 2022 approval of a coal mine extension in the NSW Hunter Valley did not meet the requirements of state legislation. The responses from environmental groups, the industry, and politicians have…
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[Vantage Point] Holiday dividend or market coal? What GCash could deliver by Christmas
Will retail investors unwrap a plump holiday dividend this Yuletide season, or find a lump of market coal tucked inside their stockings? With Christmas lanterns already lighting up storefronts and GCash set to make its market debut at P6.60 a…
Coal and gas expansions face scrutiny over alleged emissions loophole
Australia's rules governing emissions from coal and gas projects are coming under renewed scrutiny amid claims that companies can expand existing operations without meeting the tougher standards imposed on entirely new developments. The issue…
AGL CEO Damien Nicks says building more coal plants 'doesn't make sense'
NSW climate change minister Penny Sharpe says the uptake of electric vehicles over the past few years has been “extraordinary” and that the number of registered vehicles have risen to around 100,000 in the state. “The EV…
EPA Proposes Wisconsin Take Over Coal Ash Landfill Permits
City Hall Plaza — Weather Coverage Landmark Backdrop Google Street View The practical effect of the EPA's September 10 proposal would be to shift one part of coal-ash oversight: if finalized, Wisconsin would issue permits for coal ash…
Coal supply to power sector averaged at 2.49 mt per day in October
The Coal Ministry said on Monday that coal supply to the power sector averaged at 2.49 million tonnes (mt) per day in October against 2.21 mt per day in September. The actual coal supply in October (till October 10) is higher than the supply plan…
Coal stocks at power plants stay above 18 MT since late September
Coal stocks at domestic coal-based power plants have remained above 18 million tonnes (MT) since September 29, 2026, standing at 18.205 MT on October 10, compared with 18.932 MT on September 29. The stabilisation reflects coal supplies keeping pace…
Is AI digital coal?
Can climate foresight offer guidance for living through the AI crisis? Colleagues have been asking me how I see and think about the intensification of AI concerns, and the growing sense that we are now in a period of crisis. In light of recent…
The real backbone of Australia's energy future
For two days in late June, a cold and almost windless system dropped across south-eastern Australia. Heaters ran high, wind farms idled, and on the evening of June 21, South Australia's grid-scale batteries discharged nearly everything they had to…
Energy & Utilities Roundup: Market Talk
The latest Market Talks covering Energy and Utilities. Published exclusively on Dow Jones Newswires at 4:20 ET, 12:20 ET and 16:50 ET. 2219 GMT – AGL Energy retains its bear at Macquarie despite power markets appearing to show some spark…
Massive net-zero win. For coal and oil.
With COP31 just a few weeks away, one would expect a stable, gradually strengthening stream of news about emissions, net-zero policies, and windfall profit taxation for oil and gas companies. Instead, something absolutely unexpected is happening.
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