Christopher Wright, Author at RenewEconomy

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Peabody just made the biggest climate acquisition of the year
The US-based coal miner has just paid over $A5 billion dollars to acquire some of the biggest greenhouse gas emitting coal mines in Australia.
Christopher Wright

Nov 28, 2024

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Dealer lecturing addicts? Australia backs coal power ban but continues to sell the stuff
Australia joins UN coalition that rules out new coal power and promises to encourage others to do the same. Meanwhile, we’re profiting off thermal coal sales around the world, without a clear exit plan in sight.
Christopher Wright

Nov 22, 2024

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Australian coal mine emissions accounting trick could be hiding more than 10 million tonnes a year
New study assesses the impact of an emissions reporting rule change that enables open cut mines to select how they would like to report their methane pollution.
Christopher Wright

Nov 15, 2024

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Commentary

Australia wakes up to the methane fire alarm, but its response is too slow
Today marks a historic day for how Australia measures the methane emissions spewing out of its biggest coal and gas mines. But the government response is too slow.
Christopher Wright

Aug 26, 2024

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Commentary

Huge methane plume from Queensland coal mine explosion underlines case for rapid closure
Just over a month ago, the Grosvenor coal mine in Queensland exploded, causing a massive methane plume and doing more damage in an hour than 10,000 tree saplings could offset in 10 years.
Christopher Wright

Aug 12, 2024

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Commentary

Coal mine methane mitigation is finally getting real again – but only after huge government handouts
Australia once led the world in coal methane mitigation. So why are multi-million dollar hand-outs still needed to spur on emissions reductions?
Christopher Wright

Jul 31, 2024

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Coal

In the fog of Grosvenor fire, has Labor gone backwards on coal mine methane emissions reporting?
In the same week as a major coal mine fire, weak rules may cause millions of tonnes of greenhouse gases to simply vanish from national inventories.
Christopher Wright

Jul 5, 2024

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Policy & Planning

Whitehaven Coal’s expansion risks doubling its methane pollution over next decade
If approved, the Winchester South coal mine would have a greater short-term climate impact than all of Australia’s annual transport emissions.
Christopher Wright

Aug 17, 2023

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