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Coal

Another blow to CCS, as EU power giants bow out of Dutch project
European power giants Engie and Uniper pull out of major Dutch carbon capture and storage project in same week as US project abandoned.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 30, 2017

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Coal

Clean coal won’t cut it, on costs or emissions, says Climate Council
Climate Council report says “clean coal” won’t meet Australia’s most basic climate obligations – and would need electricity prices to rise four-fold to earn sufficient revenue to be viable.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 16, 2017

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Coal

Does best CCS power station in world provide model for Australia?
Josh Frydenberg over-egged the success of a CCS plant he visited in US, and now he’s done the same in Australia with new CEFC mandate.
Simon Holmes à Court

May 31, 2017

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Coal

Coalition tries to push CEFC into carbon capture and storage
Coalition wants CEFC to be able to invest in carbon capture and storage, despite no evidence that it can cut emissions and lower costs as claimed.
Giles Parkinson

May 30, 2017

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Governments

How much has Australia spent on CCS, and what has been achieved?
Australia continues to put lipstick on the pig of CCS, a tiny pittance of research dollars intended to provide air cover for the emissions of the coal industry.
Michael Barnard

May 17, 2017

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Smart Energy

Why the IEA still gets it wrong on fossil fuels
The IEA is using unrealistic assumptions about emissions and CCS to keep coal and oil in the picture.
Greg Muttitt

Apr 3, 2017

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Coal

Why Coalition’s “clean” coal plans are just a smoke dream
Coalition’s “clean coal” plant would be costlier and dirtier than alternatives, and on top of that would require billions of dollars of government indemnities and guarantees.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 20, 2017

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Policy & Planning

Soil carbon capture: Great loamy hope or bandaid?
What exactly is biological carbon capture and sequestration, and is it any sort of a viable climate fix? Reasonable questions, so here are some answers…
Michael Barnard

Dec 20, 2016

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Renewables

Australia should close one Hazelwood-sized coal plant a year, says Infigen
Infigen Energy CEO says closure of 1500MW a year of coal plants, starting this year, best way to meet Australia’s climate commitments.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 22, 2016

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The World Coal Association’s mission impossible at the Paris climate talks
WCA face an impossible challenge of persuading governments they have a coherent strategy for addressing global warming.
Bob Burton

Dec 3, 2015

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