Christopher Wright, Author at Renew Economy

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NSW approves extension of its second most polluting coal mine, to the benefit of no-one but its owner
NSW government extension approval has effectively inflated a coal mine’s sale value while shifting the climate and social costs onto the public.
Christopher Wright

May 28, 2025

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Commentary

Coal mine emissions reporting methods remain a major blight on Safeguard success
The Safeguard Mechanism is a good policy. But if it is going to succeed, it must start with accurate reporting from the coal sector.
Christopher Wright

Apr 16, 2025

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Commentary

Who will take on the emissions of Australia’s most polluting coal mine if Gupta sells?
Sanjeev Gupta is looking to pass the Tahmoor coal mine to its ninth owner for an asking price of $800 million. But who is going to step in and take responsibility for its emissions?
Christopher Wright

Feb 25, 2025

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Commentary

NSW coal has a bigger climate impact than France, but now it has to do something about methane
New EPA guide has clear expectation that biggest coal miners will set out “ambitious emissions reductions goals” that align with the state’s climate targets.
Christopher Wright

Feb 17, 2025

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Commentary

NSW has coal mine methane emissions in its sights. But will the industry respond?
The NSW EPA’s new guide for “Large Emitters” puts the coal industry’s methane crisis in its sights. The big question is, how will the coal mining industry respond?
Christopher Wright

Feb 4, 2025

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Coal

Albanese’s four new coal mine extension approvals could crash the Safeguard Mechanism
The Albanese government approved a batch of four coal mines on Thursday, including a super-emitting mine that could almost crash the Safeguard Mechanism.
Christopher Wright

Dec 19, 2024

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Commentary

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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Commentary

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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Commentary

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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