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The NSW government expects cumulative coal royalty payments over the next 40 years to be $38 billion lower than it forecast in 2016, and possibly as much as $62 billion lower.

A Supreme Court judge has ordered Veolia to treat water from a mine, after hearing evidence that its refusal to do so has caused flooding and could affect coal supply to a power station.

As Matthias Cormann prepares to take up the top OECD job, the G7 has released a new report from the agency he will lead that urges the use of taxes to help fight biodiversity loss.

The Minerals Council has claimed to a parliamentary inquiry that many businesses are scared to provide it with evidence because of climate change campaigns against them.

The Energy Security Board has proposed grid rule changes that would expand controls on coal plant phase-downs, and maximise the value of government interventions in the National Electricity Market.

NSW's Independent Planning Commission has applied a carbon offset condition to a coal mining project that is weaker than the company was prepared to accept.

The NSW government plans to use coal royalty payments to help communities adjust to the energy transition, while coal companies have again paused their voluntary contributions for abatement activities.

• UK to legislate a 78% emissions cut by 2035
  
• Second major coal generator aims to scale-back output
  
• New global net-zero finance alliance launched

The best option for Australia is a grid that relies to a small extent on gas and carbon offsets to achieve net-zero, according to a new Grattan Institute analysis.

AGL will undergo an "internal separation" into a coal-free operation called 'New AGL', and a 'PrimeCo' business that will gradually transform its coal assets into energy hubs, AGL chief executive Brett Redman told an investor briefing today.