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German police arrest climate campaigner Greta Thunberg at coal mine demonstration
At a demonstration in the west German village of Lützerath against the construction of a coal mine, police detained climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, according to a CNN station. As reported by the German news agency dpa, hundreds of climate activists continued their demonstrations across we...
Australia has a once-in-a-lifetime chance to free itself from the grip of fossil fuels on our politics
Following the Green and Teal tsunami that swept through the federal legislature, the focus has unavoidably shifted to what the new crossbenchers will say and do on climate policy.
So far, the focus has been on Australia's 2030 emissions reduction target, and if the Teals will exert ...
Following the EU's coal sanctions on Russia, Germany is grappling with oil and gas
For some months, several German power plant owners have been prepared for the sanctions imposed last week. They said it was due to suspected Russian behaviour.
On April 7, late in the evening, the European Union imposed the fifth package of sanctions on Russia in response to its invasio...
Renewables Beat Coal and Nuclear Energy
Official data from the European Union shows that energy from renewable sources has successfully managed to outstrip coal and nuclear power in the continent. However, it has yet to surpass energy production from fossil fuels such as oil and natural gas.
According to a recent report...
JAPAN’S WHOLESALE PRICES ROSE BY 3.6 PERCENT IN APRIL
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- Japan’s wholesale prices rose by 3.6 percent in April.
- Prices for oil and coal products rose 39.3 percent.
- Due to the strong demand for nonferrous metal in China, its prices surged 35.2 percent.
- From the ...
ANALYSIS: AUSTRALIA CAN GET RID OF MOST OF ITS COAL-POWERED PLANTS
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- According to the new analysis, Australia can get rid of most of the coal power plants in the country
- The analysts said that, it has been a myth that Australia needs to continue to rely on the coal power stations for keeping the electricity...
AUSTRALIA: RENEWABLE ENERGY AND BATTERIES OFFER SAME ENERGY SECURITY AS COAL AND GAS
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- The renewable plus batteries have been offering the same energy security as it is getting from coal
- The research found that, the clean technologies have provided the fast frequency service along with voltage control
A new...
UNITED KINGDOM ORDERS PUBLIC INQUIRY INTO NEW COAL MINE
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- United Kingdom has ordered for a public inquiry into the new coal mine
- The government of the United Kingdom is going to perform a U-turn before hosting a key climate summit in the country
On Friday, Boris Johnson, who is ...
NOTE BRINGS RAY OF HOPE FOR TRAPPED MINERS IN GOLD MINE
- Rescue operations are on to save the trapped miners underground after a devastating explosion tore through Chinese gold mine a week ago.
- The status of 11 miners amongst 22 is clear who are still alive.
State media reports the workers succeeded in sending a not...
AMIT SHAH ESTIMATES 4 TRILLION RUPEES INVESTMENT IN CLEAN COAL
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- Home minister Amit Shah estimates investment in clean coal facilities, including coal-bed methane and coal gasification.
- The home minister estimates that coal power can transform India into a $5 trillion economy.
Home Mini...
CHINA’S COAL-PRODUCING GROUPS ASK TO BOOST SUPPLY AND KEEP REASONABLE PRICES
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- China’s coal-producing groups ask to boost supply and keep reasonable prices.
- Seven of the country’s major coal associations have called on the sector to do so.
- There is a need to ink medium and long-term cont...
CHINA AIMS TO ESTABLISH HIGH-CARBON ENERGY AND RENEWABLE FOSSIL ENERGY
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- China aims to establish high-carbon energy and renewable fossil energy.
- The country has been increasing its overall utilization of renewable energy.
- China reportedly had a national average consumption rate of wind power r...
CHINA UNLIKELY TO PATRONIZE AUSTRALIA WITH 20 M TONNES THERMAL COAL IMPORTS QUOTA BOOST
- China has increased its import threshold for thermal coal by 20 million tonnes to see it through until the end of the year, although Australian shipments of the commodity will not benefit as US$500 million worth of its coal exports remains stuck at Chinese ports amid an on-going spat...
SAMSUNG C&T HANKERING FOR VIETNAMESE COAL FIRED PLANTS AGAINST INVESTOR DECISIONS
- Potential investors in Samsung Construction & Trade (C&T) and Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) are still unbinding over the companies' comments to stall participation in overseas coal-fired power plant projects, saying the comments came a little late, right after approving p...
AKAP’S TERSE MESSAGE TO SAMSUNG C&T TO SUMMARILY TERMINATE VIETNAMESE COAL PROJECT
- AkamdemikerPension (AkaP), a Danish pension fund and a shareholder in Samsung Group companies, is calling for the conglomerate's construction unit.
- Samsung C&T, to put an end to financing and building of new coal-fired power plants across the world, voicing a number of ...
NUCLEAR ENERGY PLAN UPDATE TO BE APPROVED BY POLISH CABINET IN Q3
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- Most of the electricity in Poland is generated from coal burning.
- However, EU has made it compulsory for all members to cut down carbon emissions.
- Poland is planning to use nuclear energy for generating electricity.
- In...
WEEKLY TALKS ON COAL RESTRUCTURING PLAN DELAYED IN POLAND
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- Coal mining operations have come to a halt in Poland.
- Many coal miners are infected with coronavirus.
- The Polish ministry in charge of state assets has postponed talks with coal mining unions to restructure the coal sector. ...
JAPAN’S WHOLSESALE PRICES OF SEVERAL PRODUCTS DROP BY 0.9 PERCENT IN JULY
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- Japan’s wholesale prices of several products drop by 0.9 percent in July.
- Prices for oil and coal products fell by 19.3 percent.
- Prices for chemical products slipped by 5.0 percent.
- Imports and exports p...
OVERSEAS COAL FINANCING BAN PROPOSED BY SOUTH KOREA
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- South Korean lawmakers proposed a bill that would ban the nation’s public support for coal-fired power projects outside the country.
- The four draft bills prohibit the East Asian country’s largest-owned utility firm and financia...
HISTORIC DAY FOR COAL SECTOR AS PM MODI LAUNCHES AUCTION OF COMMERCIAL MINING
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• After this decision by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, 100 percent FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) will be allowed
• The commercialization of these coal blocks will approximately generate Rs 33,000 crore of capital investment in India over the period o...