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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…
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…
SCCL needs new coal blocks to sustain production: Telangana Deputy CM Bhatti
Singareni Collieries Company (SCCL) needs to acquire new coal blocks to sustain production, expand operations and protect employment, as mine closures, competition and the failure to secure additional blocks have contributed to a decline in…
India may need to raise coal power capacity as demand surges, official says
India's rapidly growing demand for electricity could force it to add substantially more coal-fired power capacity than planned, the head of the power sector planner said on Tuesday. The South Asian nation, which planned last…
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…
Even if the glass cliff does exist, the cancellation cliff is more dangerous
You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. You've used all of your gift articles. 3 more will become available on the 1st of every month. In tough times, people become nostalgic for the good…
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…
Disrupted Supply, Tighter Policy: A Volatile Quarter For Resource Markets
Persistent Gulf disruption and a Federal Reserve pivot toward rate hikes kept resource markets volatile in Q3. Q3 results varied widely by sector, with energy, copper and fertilizer firm, while gold and housing-linked areas came under pressure…
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