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AGL surrenders to climate crusaders as coal exit speeds up: A whiplash inducing strategic swivel allows the energy heavyweight to move from being Australia’s ...
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AGL surrenders to climate crusaders as coal exit speeds up
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Business Maverick: China to host almost a third of the world’s new coal mines: Almost a third of the new coal mines planned for the world are in China ...
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Business Maverick: China to host almost a third of the world’s new coal ...
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AGL surrenders to climate crusaders as coal exit speeds up: A whiplash inducing strategic swivel allows the energy heavyweight to move from being Australia’s ...
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AGL surrenders to climate crusaders as coal exit speeds up
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Business Maverick: China to host almost a third of the world’s new coal mines: Almost a third of the new coal mines planned for the world are in China ...
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Business Maverick: China to host almost a third of the world’s new coal ...
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Australia set for a new normal with a mild winter, uncertain snowfall: The El Nino pattern has reverted to neutral while a La Nina could form after July ...
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Australia set for a new normal with a mild winter, uncertain snowfall
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Coal and new gas power plants will have to meet climate pollution targets: Fifteen years after the EPA said greenhouse gasses are a danger to public health ...
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Coal and new gas power plants will have to meet climate pollution targets
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.
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China can't quit coal by 2040, researchers say, despite global climate goals: China's coal consumption will fall by just one-third by 2040, according to a report ...
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China can't quit coal by 2040, researchers say, despite global climate ...
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Anglo American rejects BHP's $39 billion takeover proposal: Anglo American rejected rival miner BHP Group's 31.1 billion pound ($39 billion) takeover proposal on ...
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Anglo American rejects BHP's $39 billion takeover proposal
Quick Glance: BHP Proposes Acquisition to Anglo American
  • Anglo American receives BHP buyout proposal, reshaping the copper market.

  • The proposal involves BHP acquiring Anglo shares, sparking industry transactions.

  • Anglo reviews proposals after profit decline, plans demergers to reduce South Africa exposure.

  • The potential deal could make BHP the world's largest copper producer with market impacts.
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Coral reefs across the globe once again endure mass bleaching amid warming oceans, scientists say
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Coral reefs across the globe once again endure mass bleaching amid warming ...
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Woodside shareholders reject company's climate action plan in sign of investor discontent
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Woodside shareholders reject company's climate action plan in sign of ...
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Electricity prices fall in Australia as renewable energy grows: The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has released its latest report for the March 2024 ...
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Electricity prices fall in Australia as renewable energy grows
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From coral babies to a battery-powered grid, there are reasons for hope : Negative headlines tend to overshadow the good news, but we are making advances in the ...
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From coral babies to a battery-powered grid, there are reasons for hope
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Buildings as batteries? For net zero, we need bright spark ideas like this: Office blocks have an important part to play in our efforts to limit further climate ...
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Buildings as batteries? For net zero, we need bright spark ideas like this
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Fossils formed millions of years ago could give clues on how to conserve Australia’s endangered animals
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Fossils formed millions of years ago could give clues on how to conserve ...
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Coalition rift emerges over Dutton’s nuclear plans: Concerns over political risk have slowed the opposition energy plan, casting doubt on the Coalition’s ...
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Coalition rift emerges over Dutton’s nuclear plans
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Commentary: Climate change is less a partisan issue than a generational divide: When it comes to climate change, some older Americans yearn to return to ...
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Commentary: Climate change is less a partisan issue than a generational ...
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Hearing the impact of climate change in Okinawa, one bird call at a time: From Okinawa to Australia, “passive acoustic monitoring” projects are feeding ...
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Hearing the impact of climate change in Okinawa, one bird call at a time
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The El Niño has ended. Will Australia get a La Niña next – and what weather could that bring?
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The El Niño has ended. Will Australia get a La Niña next – and what ...
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Record-breaking ocean heat triggers massive coral reef bleaching: Scientists issued a warning due to record-breaking temperatures in 2023 which accelerated the ...
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Record-breaking ocean heat triggers massive coral reef bleaching
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‘Upfront, credible and honest’: Woodside boss spruiks climate plan ahead of crucial AGM
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‘Upfront, credible and honest’: Woodside boss spruiks climate plan ahead ...
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The coral bleaching shows that humanity has lost control: The talk of “It won’t be that bad” has to finally stop. A comment
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The coral bleaching shows that humanity has lost control
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Power giants fear green scheme will shut out crucial projects: Pumped hydro projects are at risk of missing out on contracts under the federal government’s green ...
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Power giants fear green scheme will shut out crucial projects
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Eco-friendly coal: Burkina Faso's way of tackling climate crisis: Green charcoal is emerging as an alternative to the widespread use of traditional coal for ...
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Eco-friendly coal: Burkina Faso's way of tackling climate crisis