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Seaham coal mine heat network goes live
A mine water heating system which will eventually supply hundreds of homes has gone live. The ultra-low carbon district heat network now supplies heat to about 50 properties in the Seaham Garden Village development. The scheme will eventually…
Overseas, Albanese sees 'the very definition of climate injustice' - but at home, he still wants coal
There are unlikely to be many bigger moments in Australian action on the climate crisis this year than a judgment by the high court on Wednesday. In what is likely to prove a historic victory, the court sided with community members in the Hunter…
Indian Power Plants' Depleted Coal Reserves Raise Blackout Risk
Coal inventories at India's power stations are close to a five-year low, with plants equivalent to more than 40% of the nation's coal-fired capacity left with just four days of reserves or even less, a level that raises the risk of widespread…
Australia's top court delivers historic ruling against coal mine expansion
Australia's top court ruled in favour of a community group in the first climate case to come before it, upholding a decision to block the extension of a coal mine in New South Wales. The High Court of Australia dismissed an appeal by MACH Energy…
Powering data centers on nuclear? That's a tough sell in Utah's coal country.
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and The Salt Lake Tribune, a nonprofit newsroom in Utah. Cindy O'Neil understands the boom-and-bust cycles of industry. Her husband spent…
Calm down: High Court's coal mine judges are no climate activists
Both sides of the climate change divide need to calm down. Today's High Court decision on the Mount Pleasant coal mine is symbolically important, yes, the first time the nation's top court has properly weighed in on climate change. But this isn't…
Exporting coal, owning the damage: a legal reckoning arrives for Australian mining
The decision by the High Court that NSW coal mines must account for the emissions caused by the product when burnt overseas is “a game changer” for coal production across the country, says Professor Jacqueline Peel, an international…
Landmark ruling blocks coal mine, sets new environmental benchmark
The High Court has upheld a challenge to the extension of a major coal mine on grounds that NSW authorities failed to consider the project's so-called scope 3 emissions, in a landmark ruling that could make broad environmental concerns a key…
Climate champion Australia digging more coal
The Strait of Hormuz closure has forced Asian countries to buy more coal as an alternative to disrupted gas supplies, analysts and miners said. Instead of falling, as predicted by the International Energy Agency in December, global coal demand will…
Climate: Dozens of Countries Call for a Shift Away from Oil, Coal, and Gas
On the island nation of Tuvalu, efforts are underway to prepare for rising sea levels. Ahead of the World Climate Conference in Turkey, many countries that are particularly vulnerable are discussing the fight against global warming. What does their…
Australia top court rules against coal mine expansion, citing climate harm
Australia's highest court has ruled against the expansion of a major coal mine, finding that planning authorities had failed to ensure that emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases would be “minimised to the greatest extent…
Antique bishop calls for coal transition on Semirara Island
A Catholic bishop in Antique province has called for a government-backed transition away from coal on Semirara Island as its mining contract nears expiration in 2027. Bishop Marvyn Maceda of San Jose de Antique said the transition should protect…
Australia's top court backs grassroots group in landmark climate case on coal mine
SYDNEY/PERTH – An Australian community group has won the first climate change case to come before the country's top court, with judges upholding a decision to block a two-decade extension of a coal mine in the state of New South Wales. MACH…
Growing Impact' explores the role coal could play in difficult-to-recycle plastics
A new approach to plastic recycling being explored at Penn State could make the process more efficient by using tiny particles of coal, according to researchers. On the latest episode of 'Growing Impact,' researchers discussed how the technique…
Australia's top court rules against coal mine in landmark climate case
An Australian community group has won the first climate change case to come before the country's top court, with judges upholding a decision to block a two-decade extension of a coal mine in New South Wales. MACH Energy had sought to extend the…
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