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Coal protest to go ahead on harbour after court rejects police objections
The NSW Supreme Court has rejected a challenge from the state's police commissioner to a climate protest planned in Newcastle. The protest, organised by Rising Tide, is set to see hundreds of activists paddle out in the Port of Newcastle. The court…
Multi-year coal plant extensions needed to stop power price spikes
Four huge coal power stations in Victoria and NSW will have to run for up to five years longer than envisaged as under-pressure governments act to prevent spikes in electricity prices that would further drive up the cost of living. The analysis…
Coal India Proposes 10% Mahanadi Coalfields Stake Sale Through IPO
Coal India has proposed selling 10% of Mahanadi Coalfields Limited through an IPO of existing shares, a structure that would send proceeds to the parent rather than fund the coal producer. The draft prospectus covers up to 661,836,300 shares, each…
America's energy future begins with public understanding | Opinion
America's energy conversation is stuck. We argue about generation sources, subsidies, and emissions targets. We rarely talk about the thing that determines whether any of it actually gets built: whether the people living near a project understand…
El Niño: Weak wind, hydropower output may fuel coal burn at power plants till June 2027
The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) pointed out that renewable energy generation typically rises during monsoons, supported by stronger wind speeds and seasonal hydropower availability. However, generation trends in…
Old Coal Power Plants Could Get a Surprising Second Life by Burning Iron Instead to Store Renewable Energy
Coal power plants are supposed to be on their way out. But scientists think some could have a surprising second life — burning iron powder instead of coal. After the coal power station is fed something that looks like workshop dust, the…
The Offshore Wind Industry Gave Him the Well-Paying Work He Needed. Then Trump Gutted It.
On a hot July day in 2022, then-President Joe Biden gave a speech from the ruins of a coal-fired power plant on the southern coast of Massachusetts. Standing where ships once delivered coal for combustion, he said the same dock would soon launch…
Cop31 live: Climate crisis negotiations heat up on fifth day of talks
Good morning. Nearly all of the more than 90 world leaders who descended on Antalya in the past three days have now packed up their suitcases and lit out, some of them for the EU's AI summit in Dublin. Anthony Albanese and the UN secretary-general…
China rules out hosting Cop33 climate summit in 2028
China has ruled out hosting the Cop33 UN climate summit in 2028 after months of deliberations, leaving the field open for other Asian countries to hold it, the Guardian understands. The decision will disappoint many countries and climate experts…
Forget 'Marshals,' a 6-Part Neo-Western With an Even Better Cast Remains Superior
Neo-Westerns have a funny way of making the modern world feel like the Wild West again. A sprawling ranch becomes contested territory, a local sheriff is more threatening than the criminals he pursues, and an old-fashioned gunslinger feels out of…
What is green steel and why is everyone racing to make it?
As companies race to build Australia's first green steel mills, questions remain whether costs, technology and logistics will stop the industry's loudest advocates fulfilling their promises. The race to Australian green steel production is hotly…
'El Niño turned off the taps': factors behind Indonesia's wildfires revealed
Indonesia's fiercest fires in at least a decade were amplified by an “El Niño that turned off the taps” and “fossil fuels that turned up the heat”, scientists have revealed. Along with the conversion of forests to…
SA gives green light for gas to help power future data centres
South Australia's energy minister says he is 'absolutely fine' for gas-generated power to be used to help supply energy to proposed AI data centres across the state. The SA Greens leader has criticised the change in position, calling it a 'total…
Giant Rodents Evolved Earlier Than Thought, and Southeast Asia Played a Surprising Early Role in Their Rise
A rodent roughly the weight of a beaver lived in what is now southern Thailand about 34 million years ago, scientists report, making it the largest known rodent from the Paleogene period. The species, Yakamys sirindhornae, was identified from just…
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