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• DOE announces US$122 million to produce rare earth elements and critical minerals 23/09/2020 10:45
  The US Department of Energy has recently announced plans to make US$122 million in federal funding available for cost-shared research and development under the funding opportunity announcement Carbon Ore, Rare Earth, and Critical Minerals Initiative for US Basins.
• 5G mobile technology set to bring climate dividends — but not everywhere 22/09/2020 11:19
  Expanding fast, reliable internet access across Africa will bring advantages for society, business and the climate. But with operators mainly focused on profit, environmental solutions often take a back seat to cost.
• Norwegian government launches ‘Longship’ for CCUS 22/09/2020 10:20
  In a recent government white paper to the Norwegian parliament, the government proposes to launch a carbon capture and storage project in Norway, named ‘Longship'.
• Thiess mobilises second autonomous drill at Lake Vermont 21/09/2020 16:01
  Thiess has introduced a second drill fitted with an autonomous drilling system, now in operation at its Lake Vermont project, Queensland.
• Adani delivers on job commitments 21/09/2020 11:58
  Adani has announced it has already delivered on its commitments to Queensland, by employing more than 1500 people and awarding more than AUS$1.5 billion in contracts on the Carmichael mine and rail project.
• Expanded funding mandates positive step for CCS in Australia 21/09/2020 10:56
  The expansion of the mandates of two government bodies to include carbon capture and storage was recently welcomed by the Global CCS Institute as a positive step forward for the acceleration of CCS deployment in Australia.
• 'Wildfires are climate fires': How to talk about climate emergency, global heating   21/09/2020 10:45
  In a year of record-breaking fires in the US, Australia and beyond, calls are growing to refer to 'climate fires' instead of wildfires. In the face of climate denial, the link to global heating must be unambiguous.  
• Germany's new climate charter: What will it change? 17/09/2020 12:48
  Germany has announced a new "climate charter" to help businesses achieve renewable energy goals. But with the EU's new increased targets for emissions-cutting, will Germany be able to keep up?
• RPMGlobal introduces longwall support 17/09/2020 10:59
  RPMGlobal has introduced longwall support to its Underground Coal Solutions (UGCS) software.
• All 20 biodiversity targets missed as pollution, climate change rage on: UN report 15/09/2020 17:50
  The world has failed to meet any of its biodiversity targets, the UN said in a landmark report published every five years. Extinction rates would likely have been three to four times higher without conservation efforts.
• UN global biodiversity report shows all 20 targets missed as pollution, climate change and overfishing rage on 15/09/2020 14:50
  The world has failed to meet any of its biodiversity targets, the UN said in a landmark report published every five years. Extinction rates would likely have been three to four times higher without conservation efforts.
• Trump downplays climate concerns over deadly US wildfires 14/09/2020 23:48
  President Donald Trump rejected the role of climate change in the California wildfires during his visit to the western United States. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden called Trump a "climate arsonist."
• WCA comments on IEA Energy Technology Perspectives Report 14/09/2020 12:29
  The World Coal Association Chief Executive, Michelle Manook, has welcomed the IEA Energy Technology Perspectives 2020 report.
• Rio Tinto executive committee changes 14/09/2020 10:29
  Following the destruction of the Juukan rockshelters in May 2020, the Board of Rio Tinto has engaged extensively with shareholders, Traditional Owners, Indigenous leaders and other stakeholders
• Rystad Energy: Australia’s gas and coal power demand has peaked 11/09/2020 14:48
  Australia’s top two electricity generation sources, coal and natural gas, have both seen demand in the country peak, a Rystad Energy analysis has shown.
• Clean Coal Technologies announces partnership with ECED 11/09/2020 12:50
  Clean Coal Technolgies has signed an MoU to formalise its partnership with Energy Capital Economic Development in Gillette, Wyoming.
• Germany proposes major cross-party 'climate charter' 11/09/2020 12:13
  The German economy minister plans a "historic compromise" on a new climate change charter to help achieve a climate-neutral society by 2050. The new measures will aim to cross parties lines and help businesses.
• IEA: dramatic scaling up of clean energy technologies needed to reach goals 10/09/2020 12:03
  A new IEA report says that transforming the power sector alone will only get the world one-third of the way to net-zero emissions.
• Climate change: Major energy companies lag in green shift 08/09/2020 22:30
  Global utility companies have been slow to go green, undermining efforts to tackle climate change, according to a new report. But that may be changing.
• Poland plans $40bn nuclear push to cut reliance on coal 08/09/2020 16:04
  Nation accelerates drive to wean itself off fossil fuel that makes up 74% of its electricity generation