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Republic of Korea and Bahrain join the Powering Past Coal Alliance at COP30 - PPCA Latest additions build momentum for ambition on the coal-to-clean transition in Belem Belém, Brazil, 17th November 2025: Today at the UN Climate Summit COP30, the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Bahrain j...

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* 40/61 units close by 2040 (likely smaller, older units)

* closure date on other 21 units (newer & likely bigger) to be determined. Pre 2040? Post 2040?

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* SK imported ~ 91 mt thermal coal in 2024 (Indonesia, Russia, Aust) So decline likely gradual

The text states: "Tassal, the largest salmon producer in Tasmania, was fined $4040 for creating an environmental nuisance and failing to manage fish waste in accordance with licence conditions for its Triabunna processing plant. The EPA also issued six warning notices to Tassal over environmental licence breaches at processing plants and fish farms. In June 2025, Tassal was warned for failing to notify the EPA director of an incident at its Triabunna plant, failing to manage polluted stormwater, and breaching a licence condition regarding the management of fish waste."

#Tasmania's EPA fined Tassal $4040 for licence condition breaches at its Triabunna #salmon processing plant

+ EPA issued 6 warning notices to Tassal over other breaches at the plant & the Okehampton & Soldiers Point leases #politas #auspol

Full details 👇

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Tas EPA says 9000t of smelter slag reuse lacked approval The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has banned the use of waste from a manganese smelter outside the Bell Bay industrial area after an investigation found 9000 tonnes was used in road and const...

🏭 Tas EPA has banned the use of waste from a manganese smelter outside the Bell Bay industrial area after 9000t were used for landfill without approval. Another 8000t of slag have gone to 10 more sites, but the locations have not been made public. #politas

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Miner tops list of Tasmanian environmental licence breaches A mothballed mine on Tasmania’s west coast, topped a list for the most recorded environmental licence breaches across the state, according to the Environment Protection Authority’s (EPA) annual report...

Mining company Greenwing Resources had the most environmental licence breaches in Tasmania during 2024-25, says the EPA’s annual report. Tassal and Cadbury also ranked high on the list of companies fined or issued warning notices. #politas

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So many quolls

Even more quolls

The quolls have strolled. Please help the Menzies Institute find out why. pointtopinnacle2025.grassrootz.com/menzies-inst...

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‪New #CoalWire:

👉 Legal challenge against Saskatchewan’s #coal plan;

👉 Chinese power sector emissions remain flat;

👉 South African energy minister urges coal industry to speak up

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New #CoalWire:

👉 Legal challenge against Saskatchewan’s #coal plan;

👉 Chinese power sector emissions remain flat;

👉 South African energy minister urges coal industry to speak up

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Nigeria: Government must clear names of executed activists Ogoni Nine Marking 30 years since the Nigerian government’s brutal execution of nine leading environmental activists – the Ogoni Nine – for fighting to protect the Niger Delta from oil giant Shell, Amnesty Inter...

Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Ogoni Nine who were executed by the Nigerian military government in November 1995 after campaigning against widespread oil pollution in the Niger Delta.

@amnesty.org calls for the Ogoni Nine to be fully exonerated.

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Tasmanian salmon farm faces audit as wildlife death toll rises The mounting wildlife death toll at a southern Tasmanian salmon farm will be investigated as part of an audit of the company’s sustainability accreditation. Eight cormorants were found dead in July an...

Another eight cormorants have been found dead at a #salmon farm in #Tasmania. The wildlife toll at one lease of 43 birds and two seals in 2025 far exceeds the maximum limit set by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council of nine deaths over two years. #politas

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New #CoalWire

👉 China’s overseas #coal plant spree slows;

👉 Japanese utility accelerates coal plant closure;

👉 Coal ships identified as major threat to endangered Indonesian dolphin

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Traces: Chris Bell Through striking images and deep reverence for nature, Chris Bell’s photography reveals the beauty and fragility of Tasmania’s wild places. Art Gallery at Royal Park | Free

Btw I think you would love Chris Bell's exceptional new book Traces

Exhibition at Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery in Launceston share.google/rEgehXnoUfkw...

Book share.google/87XJdlVmzYlU...

Gallery celebrates secret artist hidden in plain sight A country Victorian art gallery has surprised local artist Hamish Elsmann with an exhibition of work he never knew it was keeping. The community response has changed his life.

A beautiful story. The best of people and the best of community

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Saw one today showing off its scratching ability

Pennsylvania Gas Producer Sues Capital & Main Over Its Reporting on Health Risks A lawsuit by CNX Resources Corporation accuses the news organization of defamation for quoting sources critical of an industry-written study. Capital & Main stands by its reporting and vows to fight t...

Pennsylvania natural gas producer CNX Resources Corporation has sued Capital & Main for defamation over the news organization’s reporting on the health risks of the company’s operations.

Capital & Main stands by its reporting and vows to fight the suit.
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Lovely colours and textures - thanks for sharing that

News Corp wants to 'protect' kids. It's also happy to bully them for its readers Mainstream media outlets regularly bully primary-school aged children while pretending to care about youth mental health.

New from me: News Corp successfuly lobbied for the teen social media ban on the grounds of "protecting kids mental health".

Yet it has been bullying an 11-year-old child, exposing her to an audience of 400,000+ for ridicule and abuse.

It does this often. Other mainstream media outlets do too.

Imagine introducing laws to protect kids from how toxic social media is and... thanking News Corp for helping?

Every media outlet that uses social media as a distribution channel actively shapes the culture of those platforms.

These things are not separate.

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Loved seeing this echidna in South Hobart a few years ago using it's beak to break into the ants nest

New #CoalWire:

👉 Morocco sets 2040 #coal end date

👉 Saskatchewan says extending life of coal plants is a ‘bridge’ to #nuclear

👉 Mongolian political turmoil after change on mineral royalty rates

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‘It’s been a cesspit, really, my life’: war photographer Don McCullin on 19 of his greatest pictures At 90, McCullin has spent seven decades recording conflict and tragedy – while escaping snipers, mortar fire and capture. He reflects on pain, pride and regret

Don McCullin on 19 of his greatest photographs. #photojournalism #photography

Ex-MP’s role sparks call for Tasmanian lobbying law change. An independent MP says the appointment of a defeated Liberal MP to head a Tasmanian lobbying firm highlights the need to improve the government’s appointment diaries disclosure scheme and legislate a ...

Tasmania's Integrity Commission has a code of conduct that bans former parliamentary secretaries and ministers from lobbying on matters they dealt with in the year before they left office. Now an ex-MP turned lobbyist sparks call for a new law. #politas

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New data from our Global #CoalPlant Tracker is out. A few key trends:

📉 Countries w/coal power under dev't hit a record low — only 33 remain since the Paris Agreement.
📉 New proposals fell below 2 GW in Q3 2025 — 85% below recent averages.

Explore the data ⤵️
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New #CoalWire

👉 Kenyan court blocks #coal plant

👉 Another US coal auction scrapped

👉 Venezuelan exports suspended

👉 Report finds Indonesian #nickel boom comes at a cost

👉 Subsidence hits villages near Bangladesh underground coal mine

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I don't understand this point: is scaffolding mandatory in some places as a safety requirement?

In Australia I have seen plenty of rooftop solar installed but never requiring scaffolding

Agree - as taxpayers we have already paid for the records

Govt's & agencies seeking to impose FOI application fees & processing costs reflects a punitive mindset of seeking to deter requests for transparency

& those same agencies & govts will spend far far more on PR without blinking an eye #FOI

An excerpt from the Tasmanian Right to Information Act that states "Charges for information (1) All applications for assessed disclosure of information must be accompanied by an application fee of 25 fee units. (2) The application fee may be waived if – (a) the applicant is impecunious; or (b) the applicant is a Member of Parliament acting in connection with his or her official duty; or (ba) the applicant is a journalist acting in connection with their professional duties; or (c) the applicant is able to show that he or she intends to use the information for a purpose that is of general public interest or benefit.

Thanks for taking the time to give evidence -- costs are a huge barrier for freelancers and small publishers

In Tas Right to Information applications are waived for MPs and journalists, with a public interest option available for others #auspol

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Endangered Tasmanian crayfish habitat damaged by unapproved works The habitat of an endangered native crayfish in northern Tasmania was damaged by unauthorised earthworks and land clearing by a cement company, according to an order issued by the Environment Protecti...

Unauthorised earthworks and land clearing by a cement company in northern Tasmania has damaged the known habitat of endangered freshwater crayfish and snails, smothering creek beds with silt. #politas

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New #CoalWire:

👉 Russian #coal losses mount

👉 US coal auction postponed

👉 Bank of England flags financial risks of AI

👉 Glencore hit with 3-year ban by Taiwan utility

👉 Mongolian court finds 88 guilty in coal cases

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