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Rising Tide banned from using council land for protests at world's largest coal port in Newcastle
Newcastle council – home to the world's largest coal port – has banned a climate group from holding any events on its land after consulting the New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, who warned the council would be complicit in any…
NTPC leads second round of coal gasification bids with two applications
Two applications, both from state-owned power producer NTPC Ltd, have been received in the second rolling round of applications for incentives to set up coal gasification projects, the Coal Ministry said on Tuesday. The ministry also announced the…
Singareni plans to increase coal supplies to TG-Genco to 75K tonnes a day
With the demand for energy expected to rise further in the coming days due to the impact of El Nino conditions, the Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) has decided to supply 75,000 tonnes of coal per day to the thermal power projects of the…
No response from private sector in round-2 of coal gasification scheme
State-run NTPC was the only company that participated in the second round, submitting two applications, Coal Ministry said. The applications envisage production of urea, methanol and dimethyl ether (DME), highlighting the potential of coal…
NTPC submits two coal gasification proposals under ₹37,500-crore scheme
Updated - November 10, 2026 at 06:41 PM. | New Delhi NTPC Limited has submitted two proposals to set up coal gasification projects for producing urea, methanol and dimethyl ether (DME) under the government's Rs 37,500 crore scheme, the Ministry of…
Two teeth found in a Thai coal mine reveal a giant ancient rodent that weighed almost seventy pounds
Two teeth lay in a clay band inside the main coal seam of the Krabi lignite mine in southern Thailand. A Thai-French expedition between Thailand's Department of Mineral Resources and French research institutions collected them, and they belong to a…
Climate Leaders Toast to a Hopeful Future at TIME100 Impact Dinner at COP31
At a TIME100 Impact Dinner on Nov. 10 during the annual U.N. climate conference, this year known as COP31, in Antalya, Türkiye, climate leaders spoke of the challenges and gains in the clean energy transition and the importance of bringing…
At UN climate talks, 5 nations back plan to double rooftop solar panels by 2030
ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) — Five countries have backed a plan to double the number of homes with rooftop solar panels worldwide by 2030, as U.N. climate talks in Turkey focus on expanding access to electricity and transitioning away from fossil…
Nations promise to install more rooftop solar at UN climate talks
Five countries have backed a plan to double the number of homes with rooftop solar panels worldwide by 2030, as U.N. climate talks in Turkey focus on expanding access to electricity and transitioning away from fossil fuels. The new Global Rooftop…
Yabba dabba doo! Could these bulging, Flintstones-style towers be the future of eco-building?
There's been a geological eruption on London's Finchley Road. Great chunks of pink basalt and igneous larvikite appear to have exploded from the railway cutting, shooting skywards to form teetering towers. Anyone trying to find Finchley Road &…
Half of Australia's windfarm pipeline is in slowest-building state
Queensland has 543 operational wind turbines, which could increase to 1,383 thanks to 17 more projects in the pipeline. However, community opposition, rising construction costs and government policy changes are making it the slowest state in which…
Nations promise to install more rooftop solar at UN climate talks
ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) — Five countries have backed a plan to double the number of homes with rooftop solar panels worldwide by 2030, as U.N. climate talks in Turkey focus on expanding access to electricity and transitioning away from fossil…
As Greenland's climate changes, a new project preserves memories of a fading past
When Cuno Jensen was a child, he would watch towering icebergs drift past his hometown, flowing out into Disko Bay. “When we were kids, and we walked up there with our family or hunting for some of the birds, we saw huge icebergs,” he…
COP31: Energy transition takes centre stage as countries map path beyond fossil fuels
Beyond fossil fuels: Brazil presents a roadmap for the energy transition as the UN chief warns of the cost of continued dependence. An electric future: Türkiye pushes its 35-by-35 initiative to accelerate global electrification. The missing…
COP31 host Turkey to push 'age of electricity', but will it be green?
COP31 host Turkey will urge countries on Tuesday to put a goal to increase the share of electricity in global energy use at the centre of the conference's final agreement, despite criticism the plan could do little to cut emissions. SCROLL TO…
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