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By train or by ship, transporting coal causes trouble
Derailment of 30 coal wagons is just latest in long list of coal transport accidents which highlight risks from shipping fossil fuels long distances to markets.
Bob Burton

Aug 21, 2017

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Commentary

Once bitten, twice shy: Sri Lanka dumps new coal plans
In a dramatic U-turn, Sri Lanka’s energy regulator has approved a new long-term electricity supply plan that rejects the construction of any new coal plants between now and 2037.
Bob Burton

Aug 3, 2017

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Coal

Adani’s telling meltdown over Westpac’s new climate policy
Now shunned by all of Australia’s big banks as well as a further 15 banks around the world, Adani is desperate and financially dateless.
Bob Burton

May 2, 2017

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Coal

Embarrassment for Japan as Indonesia court rejects coal plant’s permit
In an embarrassing rebuff to the JBIC, an Indonesian administrative court has ruled a key environmental permit for a huge coal plant expansion was issued illegally.
Bob Burton

Apr 21, 2017

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Smart Energy

Spinning carbon capture and storage as cheaper than renewables
Supporters of carbon capture plants on coal power stations are seeking to sell the story they are cheaper than renewables – despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary.
Bob Burton

Feb 27, 2017

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Donald Trump

Can Donald Trump really make the clean energy tide recede?
No matter how much Trump waves his magic wand there’s not much he can do to revive the prospects for thermal coal.
Bob Burton

Nov 24, 2016

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Coal

Coal consultant warns thermal coal use could plummet – but dodges questions
Wood Mackenzie estimates seaborne thermal coal use would have to fall by 40 per cent by 2035 to meet the 2° target.
Bob Burton

Sep 22, 2016

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Renewables

Hunger strike pushes South Korea to defer coal plant plan
A protest and one-week hunger strike has prompted the South Korean Government to indefinitely postpone consideration of the 1160 MW ‘Dangjin Eco Power’ coal-fired plant.
Bob Burton

Aug 4, 2016

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Coal and coral shouldn’t mix, but they do
Just a few kilometres from the wild south-western coast of Madagascar – home to part of the world’s third largest coral reef system – the coal-laden New Mykonos has sunk and is slowly breaking apart.
Bob Burton

May 19, 2016

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Behind the scenes, BHP Billiton fears for thermal coal’s future
Barely a day goes by without coal lobbyists proclaiming thermal coal still has a rosy future. BHP Billiton fears otherwise.
Bob Burton

Apr 21, 2016

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