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Is Germany looking again at coal-powered electricity?
John Laurenson Business reporter They have a word for it in German – kohleausstieg, which means 'coal phase out'. Germany is the biggest user of coal for power generation in Europe, and the fourth largest in the world after China, India and…
Is Germany looking again at coal-powered electricity?
They have a word for it in German – kohleausstieg, which means 'coal phase out'. Germany is the biggest user of coal for power generation in Europe, and the fourth largest in the world after China, India and the US. But it has pledged to…
Coal companies to reap billions more in taxpayer diesel subsidies as Labor approves new mining
Coal companies could receive an extra $6.2bn in taxpayer refunds for the diesel they use if the Albanese government greenlights just half the mine developments up for approval. The finding, in an analysis released by activist group Lock the Gate…
Queensland's CS Energy hit with $1b lawsuit at troubled coal plant
Queensland government-owned CS Energy has been hit with a $1 billion-plus legal action by its partner in the Callide C coal power station over allegations that its mismanagement of the generator led to more than 1700 days of lost output. Czech firm…
Trump Administration's Coal Investments Breathe New Life Into Plants With Repeated Violations - Inside Climate News
In 2023, after years of pollution, equipment failures and health concerns, the Cumberland Fossil Plant in Tennessee was slated to close within the decade. The coal-fired plant had been part of a multibillion-dollar settlement in 2011 after its…
Mining safety official under investigation after fatal North China coal mine explosion: authority
An official from the Shanxi bureau of China's National Mine Safety Administration is currently under supervisory investigation in connection with the deadly coal mine gas explosion that killed 82 people at Liushenyu coal mine in North China's…
State-owned power company sued for $1 billion over troubled coal-fired power station
The foreign investment firm which owns half of a troubled central Queensland coal-fired power station has sued its state-owned partner for more than a billion dollars. The action, taken by Czech-based investment firm Sev.en Global Investments, was…
NOSTALGIA Welsh coal mine that closed in 1980 and now welcomes 100k visitors a year
Big Pit National Coal Museum reopened in April 1983 in Blaenavon, south Wales, after closing as a working colliery in February 1980. It has been welcoming the public for 43 years. Once the last working colliery in Blaenavon, the site has since been…
A volatile oil market is free advertising for everything Chinese
Yet China has also built the largest fleet of wind, solar, and hydro on the planet, with renewables now past 30 per cent of its electricity and climbing fast. That in-between mix gets treated in Washington as a transition stalled halfway, a…
Queensland rules out royalties holiday for major new mines
Queensland has ruled out offering a coal royalties holiday to woo large investments in new mines, refusing to budge on the tax setting under intense pressure from industry heavyweights. The world's biggest miner, BHP, along with sector lobbyists…
Queensland to keep energy spend at $5b in steady-as-she-goes budget
The Queensland budget will include $5 billion to upgrade coal-fired power stations and build new transmission lines, mirroring what the Crisafulli government spent last year on similar projects as it began rolling out its contentious energy road…
Europe sweats through new heatwave, with worse to come
France banned alcohol in red-alert areas Sunday, Spain and Germany cancelled sports events and Britain warned of “tropical nights” as Europe sweltered through a heatwave threatening to break June temperature records. Less than a month…
Ambuja Cements Partners with Leilac to Build Global Low-Carbon Cement Plant
Ambuja Cements, a subsidiary of the Adani Group, has entered a strategic partnership with UK-based technology firm Leilac Limited to develop a pioneering commercial-scale low-carbon cement plant. Located in Sanghipuram, Gujarat, the project aims to…
Controversial MIT Study Investigates What's Really Worse for the Environment: Gas or Electric Cars
Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Debates have raged for years over whether electric vehicles are really better for the environment than old-school ones with internal combustion engines. Often taking the form of…
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