Australia Passes Landmark Law Overhauling Nature Protection
(Bloomberg) — Australia passed a landmark bill to overhaul the nation’s environmental laws after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s…
Global miner BMA drops Queensland mine expansion plan after a decade of environmental checks
Australia’s largest coal producer has been approved to clear 136 hectares of koala habitat by the Queensland government. …
10 Years After the Paris Climate Agreement, Here’s Where We Are
Almost exactly 10 years ago, a remarkable thing happened in a conference hall on the outskirts of Paris:…
It’s not just soybeans. China also stopped importing U.S. coal amid Trump’s trade war
President Donald Trump’s efforts to help the U.S. coal industry at home are being undermined by falling sales…
Revealed: Only a third of national climate pledges support ‘transition away from fossil fuels’
Only around a third of the latest country climate pledges submitted to the UN express support for the…
‘Climate trigger’ formally ruled out of environment laws
A “climate trigger” that could be used to block coal and gas projects has been formally excluded from…
China’s power paradox: Record renewables, continued coal
China is improving its infrastructure for long-distance power trading, “but it’s definitely not where it needs to be”,…
Coronado Curragh fined for death of miner Clark Peadon
A Queensland mining union says an $80,000 fine handed to an international mining company this week is not…
Queensland plan to extend life of coal-fired power stations sends ‘mixed messages’
Communities across Queensland have welcomed plans to keep coal and gas burning across the state, though some warn…
Warning signs of financial instability rattle policymakers ahead of IMF jamboree – POLITICO
A growing body of academic literature has found extensive links between non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) — a category…
IEA: Renewables have cut fossil-fuel imports for more than 100 countries
More than 100 countries have cut their dependence on fossil-fuel imports and saved hundreds of billions of dollars…
Rio Tinto’s Gladstone coal-fired power station to close six years early
The Gladstone Power Station will close six years earlier than expected. The station, which is Queensland’s largest and…