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The Alberta Energy Regulator seems to be going ahead with hearings on coal exploration in the Rocky Mountains despite a court ruling that opened the question of whether those applications should have been accepted. Grassy Mountain, peak to left, and the Grassy Mountain Coal Project are seen north of Blairmore, Alta., Thursday, June 6, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Rocky Mountain coal hearings still scheduled despite top court allowing appeal

The Alberta Energy Regulator is proceeding with coal exploration hearings despite a court ruling questioning the validity of the applications.

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Australia’s QCoal sends workers home after death at coal mine

The man's death comes after another worker died at the Byerwen coking coal mine in Queensland, on August 3.

Grassy Mountain, peak to left, and the Grassy Mountain Coal Project are seen north of Blairmore, Alta., Thursday, June 6, 2024. Alberta's top court is allowing a southwestern ranching community to appeal applications for coal exploration permits. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Top Alberta Court allows appeal of coal miner’s exploration applications

Alberta's top court is allowing a southwestern ranching community to appeal applications for coal exploration permits.

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China’s plunging coal plant approvals signal energy policy pivot, report says

The report found China has added over 400 GW of wind and solar since 2023, which led to a 7% drop in coal...

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China calls for more investment in energy upgrades

China's state planner has called for more investment in equipment upgrades to help support the energy transition, saying the market should play a...

FILE PHOTO: Local youths walk as they exercise at a hill of a village near the coal-fired power plant owned by Indonesia Power in Suralaya, Banten province, Indonesia, July 10, 2020. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/File Photo
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Indonesia may shut part of Suralaya coal power plant to curb pollution

The government is considering shutting down 2GW of the Suralaya plant's capacity in a bid to cut emissions.

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It’s (also) the economy: resilience in U.S. communities shifting from fossil fuels

Building economic resilience in U.S. fossil fuel-dependent communities is vital to the successs of the global energy transition.

FILE - Guohua Power Station, a coal-fired power plant, operates in Dingzhou, Baoding, in the northern China's Hebei province, Nov. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
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China is backing off coal power plant approvals after 2022-23 surge

Official documents show 80% fewer Chinese coal plants were approved from January to June compared to last year.

Logo of Anglo American is seen on a jacket of an employee of the Los Bronces copper mine, in the outskirts of Santiago, Chile March 14, 2019. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido/File Photo
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Initial bids for Anglo’s Australian coal mines due by Sept 9, sources say

Several companies thought to be interested in Anglo coal mines sale, as the mining giant simplifies in the wake of rejected BHP takeover.

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Investment treaties are stalling energy transition — but this can be fixed

Investment treaties with investor-state dispute settlement provisions shield fossil fuel investments, hindering global energy transition efforts: E3G

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