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It’s been decades since toxic dust rules for mines have improved. Lawmakers are taking notice.

WEKU

Our US$10 trillion global energy bill dwarfs what’s needed to limit global heating

The world’s energy bill for 2022 is set to be the highest ever, topping US$10 trillion (£8.3 trillion). This is the total price paid for all forms of energy across all sectors by all people. Something like 80% of this bill is for coal, oil or gas, or for electricity…

The Conversation

‘A sense of urgency’: capping coal prices to reduce power bills would need state support, cabinet told

Exclusive: It is expected Labor will adopt a suite of reforms to address an anticipated 56% increase in electricity prices

The Guardian - AU

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Contractors, labour hire workers at more risk, less likely to report safety concerns in Queensland coal mines, inquiry hears

An inquiry into coal mine safety in Queensland is told labour hire staff are disproportionately represented in mining deaths and faced reprisals when safety issues were raised.

ABC News

Qld open to aggressive climate targets

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is open to more aggressive emissions targets, but says the future of the state's coal mines depends on market demand.

AAP

MacIntyre Wind Precinct to double in size, Queensland government announces

Queensland is set to become home to one of the largest wind farms in the Southern Hemisphere with the Queensland government announcing it will double the size of the MacIntyre Wind Precinct, west of Warwick.

ABC News

COP27 is over. What did it achieve?

The climate conference delivered a historic deal on loss and damage — but little else

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Queensland faces ‘significant’ wellbeing decline if it doesn’t quickly transition to renewables, report says

Deloitte warns that the biggest risk to jobs in the state is a carbon-fuelled economy

The Guardian - AU

Indian owners of failed West Australian coal in $1 billion quest to salvage calamitous bet

The giant Indian bank behind a failed coal mine at the centre of WA's growing energy crisis is seeking almost $1 billion to walk away from its disastrous position.

ABC News

Why I faked coal tests: insiders on the industry's 'open secret'

"I was told on my first day in the job, this is how it operates. I was horrified to begin with, but you either get on board or you get out the door, and I had a mortgage and kids."

Newcastle Herald

Namibia plans railway revamp to boost regional coal exports

Namibia's state-owned railway company TransNamib plans to shift coal exports from Botswana off the road and onto rail by early next year, potentially doubling exports via Walvis Bay port, its CEO said.

Reuters

Europe fears its industries will jet to the U.S. as energy costs force plant closures

Duralex glassware maker is just one company that's suspended operations over spiking energy costs after a cutoff of Russian natural gas.

WEKU

The Loop: Report finds secret ministries 'corrosive', arrest in Toyah Cordingley case, Waratah Coal mine ruling

Get up to speed on today's headlines with The Loop.

ABC News

'This case has made legal history’: young Australians just won a human rights case against an enormous coal mine

In a historic ruling today, a Queensland court has said the massive Clive Palmer-owned Galilee Basin coal project should not go ahead because of its contribution to climate change, its environmental impacts, and because it would erode human rights.

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Queensland Land Court rules against Clive Palmer's Waratah Coal mine in landmark ruling

The Queensland Land Court rules human rights would be unjustifiably limited by a proposal to dig the state's largest coal mine in the Galilee Basin in Central Queensland.

AAP

Court rules against Palmer's Qld coal mine

The Land Court of Queensland says Clive Palmer's planned Waratah coal mine should be refused due to its impact on climate change and a nearby nature reserve.

The Guardian - AU

Clive Palmer’s Queensland coalmine will harm future generations, court finds in landmark climate ruling

First Nations challenge over Galilee mine approval succeeds in land court, but final decision rests with state government

Newcastle Herald

2nd UPDATE | Pacific National industrial action stops 3pm trains to resume from 3am Saturday

Pacific Coal trains to return to tracks 3am Saturday

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Newcastle Herald

Transition crunch:Origin chief hints Eraring may not close in 2025

The head of Origin Energy has given the strongest indication yet that Eraring Power Station may not close in 2025.

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Worst People In Aus Gather At Parliament House To See Worst Man On YouTube Jordan Peterson

Invited by known coal simp Matt Canavan of course.

The Independent UK

National Grid boss explains when blackouts and power cuts could be imposed in the UK

The National Grid warned there could be blackouts on ‘very very cold winter days’

Newcastle Herald

Rail union alleges 'selective lockout' of Pacific National train drivers as Fair Work Commission unable to bring parties to an agreement

Few coal trains to run from tomorrow unless Pacific National and rail union reach agreement

Newcastle Herald

Rail union says Pacific National has locked them out of coal trains 'indefinitely'

The Rail, Tram and Bus Union says the biggest rail freight company in the NSW coal industry, Pacific National, has "locked out a major section of its workforce" from midnight last night.

Edinburgh Live

'Heavily contaminated' Edinburgh coal mine site set to see 260 new homes built

Plans for the residential development have passed the first hurdle - but the council ordered an investigation to determine land contamination caused by past coal mining activity.

Newcastle Herald

Let's pool resources to bring back a Newcastle childhood landmark

Council officers had told me that they don't have the equipment to do the job. Well, I say they have to hire the equipment.

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