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New rules will slash air, water and climate pollution from U.S. power plants: The Environmental Protection Agency announced a set of rules aimed at reducing ...
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Quick Glance: New EPA Rules Target Emissions Reduction at Power Plants
- The Biden administration aims to compel coal-fired power plants to capture smokestack emissions or close down.
- The rules target limiting greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel power plants and reducing toxic pollutants from coal-fired plants.
- The plan includes measures to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, toxic wastewater pollutants, and safely manage coal ash.
- The actions are expected to face opposition from industry groups and Republican-leaning states, while environmental groups see it as a crucial step in combating climate change.
Nuclear power: Czech Republic wants to build more reactors - what does the population say?
sueddeutsche.de/politik/tschechien-atomkraft-ausbau-bevoelkerung-1.6541006
Brown coal mining will soon come to an end in the “United Schleenhain” area, south of #Leipzig . This opencast mine should be history by 2035 at the latest ... Show more #Braunkohle www.lvz.de/
Podcast “climate update°”: The climate news of the week: Swiss climate seniors win climate lawsuit. Germany produces too much methane. Experts recommend higher ...
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Seven lignite-fired units face final decommissioning: In order to reduce the consumption of natural gas during the energy crisis, lignite-fired power plants were ...
fr.de/wirtschaft/sieben-braunkohle-bloecke-stehen-vor-endgueltiger-stilllegung-zr-92910172.html
Party conference at the weekend: Brandenburg AfD announces “Remigration Program 2029”
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Coal, lignite production hits all-time high of 1 bn tonnes in FY24: Joshi: The country has for the first time crossed the milestone of 1 billion tonnes of coal ...
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Several coal-fired power plant units shut down at Easter: Germany wants to get out of coal, but there is still a dispute about the end date ...
onetz.de/deutschland-welt/mehrere-kohlekraftwerks-bloecke-ostern-abgeschaltet-id4706271.html
Lignite out: Twelve blocks in the Rhenish mining district have been shut down since 2020
rundschau-online.de/region/rhein-erft/bergheim/braunkohle-aus-zwoelf-bloecke-im-rheinischen-revier-seit-2020-abgeschaltet-765389
Leag is shutting down two power plant blocks: the next step on the way to Brandenburg's coal phase-out
tagesspiegel.de/potsdam/brandenburg/leag-legt-zwei-kraftwerksblocke-still-nachster-schritt-auf-dem-weg-zum-brandenburger-kohleausstieg-11443370.html
Bonn/Grevenbroich: Climate activist sentenced to prison after blockade: The blockade at the Neurath brown coal power plant was more than two years ago ...
ga.de/news/nrw/bonn-grevenbroich-klimaaktivistin-nach-blockade-zu-haft-verurteilt_aid-109549527
German Utility RWE Faces Growing Pressure to Buy Back Shares: Analysts and activist investors are stepping up calls for German utility RWE AG to buy back shares ...
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👉 The XXL solar park is being built HERE: www.agrarheute.com/energie/pv-statt-braunkohle-entsteht-groesste-solarpark-deutschlands-617118
Only three wind farms were connected to the power grid last year. Here's what's holding up Australia's clean energy transition.
abc.net.au/news/2024-02-29/renewable-approval-delays-slowing-cleanenergy-transition/103517718
👉 Until recently, there was a threat of demolition, but now there is hope for 6 villages: www.agrarheute.com/management/betriebsfuehrung/garzweiler-doerfer-landwirte-koennen-hof-zurueckkaufen-keine-flaechen-616089
Germany 2023 emissions lowest in 70 years: study: A new study showed that Germany emitted 73 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions fewer than in 2022 ...
dw.com/en/germany-2023-emissions-lowest-in-70-years-study/a-67887578
End of the Jänschwalde opencast mine: records, risks, prospects - almost 50 years of coal mining
lr-online.de/lausitz/cottbus/tagebau-jaenschwalde-rekorde_-risiken-und-perspektiven-_-fast-50-jahre-des-kohleabbaus-72558999.html
Locations for businesses: Areas earmarked for structural change in Rhein-Erft: The exit from lignite will cost 14,000 jobs. New ones are to be created ...
rundschau-online.de/region/rhein-erft/standorte-fuer-gewerbe-flaechen-fuer-strukturwandel-in-rhein-erft-bestimmt-727974
Issue 03/2024 | City of Chemnitz
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Will the Chemnitz Esse become the highest viewing platform in Germany after the coal phase-out?
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Chemnitz: Brown coal power plant will be shut down: The Chemnitz-Nord power plant is considered the largest CO2 emitter in the region. Now his days are numbered ...
saechsische.de/chemnitz/ausstieg-aus-der-braunkohle-stilllegung-des-chemnitzer-kraftwerks-im-livestream-5955228.html
Clearing the Hambach Forest: How RWE put pressure on politicians and the police: The energy company RWE wanted quick evacuation in 2018 in order to continue ...
sueddeutsche.de/politik/klimabewegung-rwe-polizei-hambacher-forst-raeumung-1.6332949
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One year in Lützerath: NRW police unmask the mud “monk”: The “Lützerath Investigation Commission” has pursued perpetrators of the lignite protests more ...
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Jänschwalde opencast mine: The melancholy of the Steiger: In Lusatia, brown coal mining is ending at one of the largest opencast mining sites in Germany after 47 ...
faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/unternehmen/die-wehmut-der-steiger-19403938.html
Paid articlePaid "Lignite will be mined for even longer than we think": Thorsten Kramer wants to transform the East German lignite company Leag into Germany's largest producer of ...
sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/leag-braunkohle-thorsten-kramer-1.6322373
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International Energy Agency: Global coal consumption at record level: According to estimates by the International Energy Agency, coal is in greater demand this ...
spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/klimakrise-weltweiter-kohleverbrauch-auf-rekordniveau-rueckgang-ab-2024-a-1883ae53-17c2-4cc2-946d-98d770034130
Coal phase-out: EU Commission approves billion-euro payment to RWE: An important prerequisite for the early phase-out of lignite has been met: The billion-euro ...
spiegel.de/wirtschaft/kohleausstieg-eu-kommission-genehmigt-milliardenzahlung-an-rwe-a-4711da54-bc90-45c1-9274-3375050ace57
Change of government: How Poland, of all countries, could save Europe's climate footprint
handelsblatt.com/politik/international/regierungswechsel-wie-ausgerechnet-polen-europas-klimabilanz-retten-koennte/100003044.html
Power plant operator Leag is realigning itself: Water vapor rises from the cooling towers of the Jänschwalde lignite-fired power plant owned by Lausitz Energie ...
morgenpost.de/berlin/article240796662/Kraftwerksbetreiber-Leag-richtet-sich-neu-aus.html
EU Commission approves €2.6 billion compensation for German coal exit: The European Commission approved on Monday compensation worth €2.6 billion ($2 ...
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Rhenish mining area: Brown coal village of Morschenich becomes a village of the future
rundschau-online.de/wirtschaft/braunkohle-dorf-morschenich-wird-zukunfts-dorf-698280
Industrial group: Kretinsky wants dowry for Thyssen Steel: The high pension burden makes it difficult to agree on a joint venture in which the lignite operator ...
handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/industrie/industriekonzern-kretinsky-will-mitgift-fuer-thyssen-steel/100002633.html
Coal phase-out 2030 in NRW is shaky: The Cologne and Middle Lower Rhine Chambers of Industry and Commerce doubt that lignite in the Rhenish mining area can be ...
rp-online.de/nrw/kohleausstieg-2030-in-nrw-wackelt_aid-102564925
The future as RWE sees it: After coal: The energy giant RWE is forging fierce plans for the time after opencast lignite mining. But Europe's largest C02 emitter ...
taz.de/!5973726/
This is an absolute stroke of genius - you wouldn't understand it anyway #extra3 #Satire #Lindner #Braunkohle #Klimaschutz
Coal mining in Lusatia: Mr. Křetínský can't get enough: A billionaire wants to mine hundreds of millions more tons of brown coal. Saxony's state government ...
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Working in mining in Trimmelkam: "There were no enemies down there": SAINT PANTALEON. Dark, narrow, dangerous: 30 years ago the last ton of brown coal was mined ...
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Paid articlePaid Hambach opencast mine: This is how Morschenich-Alt looks into the future: Morschenich-Alt remains. The district of Merzenich will not fall victim to the lignite ...
rundschau-online.de/wirtschaft/tagebau-hambach-zukunft-fuer-morschenich-alt-672608
Coal-fired power plants could run longer: Even in the winter of 2024/25, the energy supply is not secure. Therefore, the federal government is considering ...
rp-online.de/nrw/panorama/kohlekraftwerke-koennten-laenger-laufen_aid-99969281
Winter precautions: Federal government reactivates brown coal reserves: Brown coal plants emit more climate-damaging CO₂ than all other types of power plants ...
spiegel.de/wirtschaft/soziales/braunkohle-bund-reaktiviert-klimaschaedliche-winterreserve-a-7592d7ad-baf5-4d61-bd92-0799c13459ae
Quick Glance: Winter Preparedness: Government Utilizes Lignite Reserve
- Lignite power plants emit more CO₂ than other types of power plants.
- Ministry of Economy implements precautionary measure for winter.
- Reactivation of reserve to save gas in electricity generation.
- Previous concerns of gas shortage in winter were unfounded.
Germany approves bringing coal-fired power plants back online this winter: Germany's cabinet on Wednesday approved putting on-reserve lignite-fired power plants ...
reuters.com/business/energy/germany-approves-bringing-coal-fired-power-plants-back-online-this-winter-2023-10-04/
First exploratory drilling for geothermal energy in Weisweiler: The first drillings to explore the subsoil at the power plant in Weisweiler are currently ...
aachener-zeitung.de/lokales/eschweiler/erste-erkundungsbohrungen-zur-geothermie-in-weisweiler_aid-100042465
Paid articlePaid Lignite - The curse of the wrong energy policy - Commentary: The German Minister of Economics is considering a further extension for lignite. Of all things ...
rp-online.de/politik/deutschland/braunkohle-der-fluch-der-falschen-energiepolitik-der-kommentar_aid-99969293
RWE: Brown coal plants could run until March 2025: In view of the war in Ukraine, the federal government allowed coal-fired power plants to continue operating - ...
wz.de/wirtschaft/rwe-braunkohle-meiler-koennten-bis-maerz-2025-laufen_aid-100081071
Czech government plans coal phase-out by 2033 and oil and gas by 2050
euractiv.com/section/politics/news/czech-government-plans-coal-phase-out-by-2033-and-oil-and-gas-by-2050/
Romania wants to renegotiate milestones from the NRRP, to ask EC to postpone the closure of the coal mines in Oltenia - The Romania Journal
romaniajournal.ro/politics/romania-wants-to-renegotiate-milestones-from-the-nrrp-to-ask-ec-to-postpone-the-closure-of-the-coal-mines-in-oltenia/
Romania seeking to postpone shutdown of lignite power plants: Romania will seek European Commission approval to postpone the closure of its lignite-fired power ...
reuters.com/business/energy/romania-seeking-postpone-shutdown-lignite-power-plants-2023-10-16/
India’s power struggle: Renewable generation has fallen short of the targetted level
financialexpress.com/opinion/indias-power-struggle-renewable-generation-has-fallen-short-of-the-targetted-level/3272331/
Jewellery boss who put Blue John gems on the map dies aged 64: The entrepreneur, who founded C W Sellors Fine Jewellery and Luxury Watches at the age of 21 ...
derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-news/chris-sellors-jewellery-boss-who-8824711
Lignite phase-out: Saxony-Anhalt is planning a citizens' advisory board on structural change after lignite
volksstimme.de/sachsen-anhalt/landespolitik/braunkohleausstieg-sachsen-anhalt-plant-einen-buergerbeirat-zum-strukturwandel-nach-der-braunkohle-3707767
GMDC soars 15% on heavy volumes; stock more-than-doubled in 2 months: CARE Ratings believes that GMDC will continue to maintain its dominant market position in ...
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Owner of the Mehrum power plant reaches out to steel company ThyssenKrupp: Mehrum - The man, whose holding company not only operates lignite-fired power plants ...
hildesheimer-allgemeine.de/meldung/eigner-des-kraftwerks-mehrum-greift-nach-stahlkonzern-thyssenkrupp.html
Germany extends emergency coal capacity for another winter: Faced with another winter of scarce gas supplies, the German government is keeping its lignite coal ...
euractiv.com/section/coal/news/germany-extends-emergency-coal-capacity-for-another-winter/
“We do it with reverence”: Excavators uncover tunnels from the former mine in the Hambach opencast mine
rundschau-online.de/region/rhein-erft/elsdorf/bagger-legen-stollen-des-frueheren-bergwerks-im-tagebau-hambach-frei-656432
“We do it with reverence”: Excavators uncover tunnels from the former mine in the Hambach opencast mine
rundschau-online.de/region/rhein-erft/elsdorf/bagger-legen-stollen-des-frueheren-bergwerks-im-tagebau-hambach-frei-656432
Stock of this Gujarat government-owned company has zoomed 91% in 7 weeks: Shares of GMDC hit a record high of Rs 323.70 as they rallied 14%, surpassing its ...
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Art and climate: The rose bushes from the Hambach opencast mine: With her artistic work, Silke Schatz criticizes the Hambach open-cast brown coal mine ...
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Paid articlePaid Coal phase-out in North Rhine-Westphalia: Future plans for lignite mining areas are met with skepticism
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The ghost villages of NRW: Will people soon be living here again?: Five villages were doomed and were to be demolished. Now they are preserved ...
soester-anzeiger.de/nordrhein-westfalen/die-geisterdoerfer-von-nrw-wohnen-hier-bald-wieder-menschen-zr-92533719.html
Strike at Leag: Is there now a shortage of lignite for the power plants?: With an eight-hour warning strike, the IGBCE union wants to put pressure on management ...
lr-online.de/lausitz/cottbus/streik-bei-leag-wird-jetzt-die-braunkohle-fuer-die-kraftwerke-knapp_-71743635.html
RWE does not rule out return to new nuclear technology: The group no longer wants to build large reactors, but does not rule out investments in new small nuclear ...
rp-online.de/wirtschaft/rwe-schliesst-rueckkehr-zu-neuer-atomtechnik-nicht-aus_aid-95378211
Quick Glance: RWE Open to New Nuclear Technology
- No more large reactors, but possible investments in new small nuclear plants abroad.
- Expected profit of 7.1 to 7.7 billion euros for the full year.
- Invested 2.1 billion euros in new energy transition plants in the first half of the year.
Lignite villages near Garzweiler: Mr. Kanneberg wants his house back: Five Rhenish lignite villages have been saved from the excavator, but what will become of ...
spiegel.de/panorama/nordrhein-westfalen-was-passiert-mit-den-geretteten-braunkohledoerfern-a-b4bf23cb-5634-4ef1-95b5-bba686ecbf4d
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Leag: Accident at the Jänschwalde brown coal power plant: In the Jänschwalde (Spree-Neiße) brown coal power plant, two 500-megawatt units had to be taken off the ...
maz-online.de/brandenburg/leag-havarie-im-braunkohle-kraftwerk-jaenschwalde-CAD7HEQU6VDHVIQDTH4ZHS42GA.html
Giant chimney in Leipzig falls as planned: Leipzig was literally excited on Sunday. Because many people wanted to see the blowing up of a huge chimney with their ...
freiepresse.de/nachrichten/sachsen/riesen-schornstein-in-leipzig-faellt-wie-geplant-artikel13041122
Structural change in Lausitz: 1.2 billion euros for Dahme-Spreewald - where the money goes
lr-online.de/lausitz/luebben/strukturwandel-lausitz-1_2-milliarden-euro-fuer-dahme-spreewald-_-wohin-das-geld-fliesst-71688429.html
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The most beautiful destinations in Saxony-Anhalt: From lignite to green nature: the old district of Bitterfeld in transition
mz.de/lokal/bitterfeld/die-schoensten-ausflugsziele-in-sachsen-anhalt-von-braunkohle-zu-gruener-natur-der-altkreis-bitterfeld-im-wandel-3686505
Paid articlePaid Oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear: energy consumption down - experts see prices as main reason
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"Climate policy extremism": Economist Sinn hands out against climate policy in Germany
hna.de/wirtschaft/klimapolitischer-extremismus-oekonom-sinn-teilt-gegen-klimapolitik-aus-92478895.html
Germany begins dismantling wind farm for coal: German energy giant RWE has begun dismantling a wind farm to make way for a further expansion of an open-pit ...
euobserver.com/green-economy/157364
Hans-Werner Sinn: A plea against going it alone in climate policy: The population is now rebelling against climate policy extremism and is outraged as rarely ...
faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/klima-nachhaltigkeit/hans-werner-sinn-ein-plaedoyer-gegen-alleingaenge-in-der-klimapolitik-19122767.html
Paid articlePaid Czech coal production rose in 2022 despite phase-out plans
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Germany: Ukrainian refugees living in mining 'ghost towns': In western Germany's coal region, whole villages were abandoned to make way for mining. Now ...
dw.com/en/germany-the-ukrainian-refugees-living-in-mining-ghost-towns/a-66379587
Anniversary: Blasting sealed the liquidation of the GDR company ZRAW in Gommern
volksstimme.de/lokal/burg/sprengung-besiegelte-die-abwicklung-des-ddr-betriebs-zraw-in-gommern-3674571
Leipzig: demolition expert brings down the 170-meter chimney of the municipal works
lvz.de/lokales/leipzig/leipzig-sprengmeisterin-bringt-170-meter-schornstein-der-stadtwerke-zu-fall-62IGDNC22FHONKBM7WO6QQPQYE.html
Paid articlePaid Stadtwerke: Leipzig's highest chimney falls in September: Leipzig's skyline changes on September 10th: The 170-meter-high lignite chimney in the south-east of ...
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NLC India climbs over 12-year peak, rallies 5% on stable outlook: The company is hopeful that the possession of the required land will be made available at the ...
business-standard.com/markets/news/nlc-india-climbs-over-12-year-peak-rallies-5-on-stable-outlook-123080800291_1.html
Hydrogen instead of lignite: New gas power plant is being built in Weisweiler: Instead of lignite, gas is to be burned in Weisweiler. A new RWE power plant ...
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Wholesale electricity prices down almost 60% a year on from Australia’s short-lived energy crisis
theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/27/australian-energy-prices-down-emissions-record-low-prices
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