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'We want to be part of that movement': residents embrace renewable energy but worry how their towns will change

Amid soaring energy costs, the new Labor government is working to deliver a A$20 billion pledge to rebuild and modernise Australia’s electricity grid. It will help deliver a plan for 122 gigawatts of new renewable energy in the National Electricity Market by 2050, eventually replacing coal generation.

The Conversation

Energy economists are calling for change, so what can Queensland do to avoid future blackouts?

Five of Queensland's state-owned power generators are currently not operating. Others are being turned off on purpose as blackouts threaten.

ABC News

'Buffer lands' key to post-coal growth

Buffer zones around mining operations could be unlocked to give one of Australia's biggest regional economies a chance at sustainable growth beyond coal.

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Starbucks CEO under fire for response to coffee shop union movement: ‘We’re not the coal industry’

‘The third party he’s talking about doesn’t exist’, critics say

The Independent UK

Discoms under stress to perform

They put up poor show on some key indicators in last quarter

The Hindu

Discoms under stress to perform with new stipulations

They put up poor show on some key indicators in last quarter

The Hindu

Climate change activists disrupt coal investor's 'sustainable' conference

CLIMATE activists have been disrupting a conference in Glasgow Centrals’ Grand Central Hotel as they slam US finance giant Vanguard’s investment…

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UN chief slams ‘delusional’ fossil fuels dash amid Ukraine war

Antonio Guterres warns that ‘perilous doubling down’ on coal, oil and gas by major economies will worsen climate change.

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U.N. chief says the dash for new fossil fuels is 'delusional'

Rich countries have made a dangerous dash for fossil fuels in response to the Ukraine war, the U.N. secretary-general said on Tuesday, warning that new investments being made in coal, oil and gas were "delusional" given their impact on climate change.

Reuters

Western Australia to shut state-owned coal plants by 2030

Mark McGowan says state’s two remaining coal-fired power stations are becoming less viable due to rise of renewable energy

The Guardian - AU

WA coal-fired power plants to shut by 2029

About 1200 workers will be affected by the West Australian government's decision to close its last remaining coal-fired power stations in coming years.

AAP

Synergy coal power stations including Muja to close as WA Government prioritises renewable energy

Western Australia's government calls time on its involvement in coal power, declaring the state will exit the market before 2030 and plough billions of dollars into renewable energy and storage.

ABC News

What is load shedding and why is it a sign that Australia's largest electricity market is in crisis?

In the electricity industry, no two words instil a greater sense of fear or failure as load shedding. Here's why.

ABC News

Second electricity crunch looming in Qld

The Australian Energy Market Operator is likely to again have to order Queensland electricity generators to fire up their plants to avoid blackouts.

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'Social cost per tonne': how Hunter mine expansion bid tackles climate change

The 'downstream consumption of coal by end users' doesn't count at home, says coal-mining company MACH Energy

The Guardian - UK

UK close to deal with EDF to keep coal-fired power station open

French firm in talks to extend life of Nottinghamshire plant to shore up Britain’s winter energy supplies

Daily Mirror

British farmers being paid to bury burnt wood as part of new carbon capture trial

Researchers in a multi-million-pound trial are placing 200 tonnes of a charcoal-like substance under woodland and farmland in an attempt to improve British soil health and turn waste carbon into a useful nutrient.

The Guardian - UK

Enthusiasm review – Dziga Vertov’s feverish, celebratory trip to communist-era Donbas

Filmed in 1931, this experimental film about Ukraine’s industrial might captures the revolutionary upheaval of its era with bold cuts and uproarious sound cues

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The Guardian - AU

Big electricity consumers in Queensland cut use to avoid blackouts as NSW faces shortages

Market operator in talks with large consumers as country faces energy crisis mainly due to poorly performing coal-fired generators

The Guardian - AU

Wallabies, coal and a town called Dingo: the battle over a Queensland mine proposal

A mining lease being sought for a proposed coalmine is being challenged in the state’s land court

ABC News

Queensland has eight coal-fired power stations. What's their future?

Queensland's eight coal power stations have had several unplanned outages recently, contributing to energy price increases. But what will happen to these stations in the future?

ABC News

Tongan volcano pumice expected to wash up on Townsville beaches this year

A geologist says it's not uncommon for black lumps of compressed sediment, or even coal, to wash up on Queensland beaches. But soon you could find pumice from Tonga's volcanic eruption.

Tribune News Service

Exploring a fossil fuel-free future, Georgia Power tests something new

For most of its 80 years of existence, Plant McDonough-Atkinson — the hulking Georgia Power plant that hugs the Chattahoochee River about 10 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta — relied on burning coal to power the city and its sprawling suburbs.

The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: Mates rates, or how the Coalition sat on a $100-billion gas-tax rort

Treasury officials are "briefing the new government on a number of matters, including the PRRT gas transfer price review”.

The Guardian - AU

As the temperature cools, the heat is on Chris Bowen

Gas shortages, reported delays to major projects and coal-fired power woes are among the gifts handed to the new energy minister

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