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Report: Clean energy jobs grow, but wages lag fossil sector

A new report has found that clean energy now provides more employment than the fossil fuel industry, reflecting the shift that efforts to tackle climate change are having on the global jobs market

The Independent UK

Russia's war on Ukraine latest news: U.S. said to prod Kyiv on talks

President Joe Biden's U.S. administration is privately encouraging Ukraine’s leaders to signal an openness to negotiate with Russia and drop their public refusal to engage in peace talks unless President Vladimir Putin is removed from power, the Washington Post reported.

Reuters

UN: Evidence of Russia Taking Ukrainian Children

The United Nations cited "credible accusations" Wednesday that Moscow's forces have forcibly taken Ukrainian children to Russia, while Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the West of benefitting from the eased grain blockade. Kyiv meanwhile said its forces had recaptured significant territory in a counter-offensive southeast of Kharkiv that experts say…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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California avoids outages after day of grid-straining heat

California kept the lights on during extreme heat, as operators of the state’s electricity grid continued to warn that unprecedented demand on energy supplies could force them to periodically cut power to some customers

The Independent UK

Bonus energy payment to soften bills blow before Christmas

It will come as Micheal Martin called on people to be more 'energy efficient' this winter

Irish Mirror

Date households can expect £400 energy bill credit and how it will be paid

Everything you need to know about the Energy Bills Support Scheme

Liverpool Echo

Liz Truss needs to slap energy firms with a windfall tax - or call a general election

The new Prime Minister should put her money where her mouth is and test her views on the windfall tax with voters, says Record View.

Daily Record

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PG&E warns over 500,000 customers of possible rotating outages as California heat wave drags on

LOS ANGELES — For a second day, California’s largest utility warned customers to prepare for the possibility of rotating power outages as a brutal heat wave continued to pummel the state.

Los Angeles Times

Under pressure to curtail its emissions, the gas industry is on a PR spree. But is it all hot air?

A new term – renewable gas – has emerged. But to claim the industry is ‘well on the way to decarbonising’ is questionable

The Guardian - AU

As S.Korea moves to expand nuclear power, disquiet grows among nearby residents

Hwang Bun-hee, 74, lives in a pink house near the sea surrounded by a riotous vegetable garden and sounds of birds - but she gets upset whenever she looks at her house, just a few minutes' walk from Wolsong nuclear power plant.

Reuters

$Ban fracking motions passed at NT Labor Conference show 'disconnect' in party$

Ban fracking motions passed at NT Labor Conference show 'disconnect' in party

The future of the oil and gas industry has been thrown into disarray after a string of submissions ranging from a complete ban on fracking to prohibiting subsidies — were passed without dissent at an NT Labor Conference.

ABC News

India and China undercut Russia’s oil sanctions pain

Customs data suggest demand from Beijing and New Delhi is largely offsetting loss of sales to Europe

Financial Times

NSW becomes first state to treat carbon dioxide as pollutant to ensure industries cut emissions

Environment Protection Authority’s climate policy plans to reclassify greenhouse gas and offer incentives to transition from fossil fuels

The Guardian - AU

Energy giant earmarks $4.4b for Australia

A European leader in clean energy has earmarked $4.4 billion for Australia's transition, with new climate laws set to require a massive spend on the grid.

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The Independent UK

Liz Truss ‘to ditch fracking ban’ as she reveals fresh cost-of-living support

The new premier is expected to tell MPs on Thursday that domestic bills will be frozen at around £2,500.

Chicago Sun-Times

Record heat wave has California using more fossil fuels

The state has had to rely more on natural gas to produce electricity and avoid power outages even as Gov. Gavin Newsom moves toward ending the use of oil and gas.

ABC News

Unions call for plan to support coal workers' transition to renewable sector

With a renewable revolution on the horizon, union leaders warn of an "enormous problem" if a national energy transition authority is not established to support workers moving to low carbon jobs.

Newcastle Herald

Coal in a pincer-grip: the world needs energy, but climate concerns grow by the day

Coal: the planetary Jekyll and Hyde

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Manchester Evening News

Liz Truss set to announce ‘bold’ plan to tackle spiralling energy bills

The new premier is expected to tell MPs on Thursday that domestic bills will be frozen at around £2,500 to ease the crunch

The Independent UK

Truss set to announce ‘bold’ plan to guard against spiralling bills

Labour accuses the new Prime Minister of writing a ‘blank cheque’ to oil and gas giants by ruling out a windfall tax.

ABC News

Energy transition a 'ratchet that turns one way' as Indian-owned West Australian coal mine teeters on the brink

The looming demise of a loss-making coal mine in Western Australia is a microcosm of the industry's "dire" prospects as a fuel for electricity amid the rampant rise of renewable energy, an analyst says.

France 24

EU proposes Russian gas price cap, windfall tax

The European Union is proposing a cap on the price of Russian natural gas, despite Vladimir Putin threatening to cut off supplies for any market that does so. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is also asking energy ministers to consider imposing a windfall tax on companies that have…

Bangkok Post

Come clean on Ft charge

The cabinet decision to guarantee a huge loan to be taken out by the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) to ease the effect of the higher fuel tariff (Ft) seems a bad idea.

ABC News

Queensland coal communities hope rising royalties will fund extra doctors, better roads

Regional areas are facing doctor shortages and roads that need upgrading. Mining communities hope the new royalties program could fix those problems.

Newcastle Herald

Minister can't ignore Mt Pleasant's climate impact, groups say

Environment groups have demanded federal environment minister Tanya Plibersek formally consider the climate impacts of fossil fuel extraction when deciding whether to sign-off on the Mt Pleasant coal mine extension.

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