NSW upper house committee recommends that proposed protections for coal mines from emissions impacts in planning decisions be scrapped.
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NSW coal plant dodges bushfires, but Loy Yang A unit hit by gremlins
Loy Yang A unit remains offline through Victoria heatwave, while market operator gives assurance that bushfires present no imminent threats to NSW power supplies.
Huge Bylong coal mine blocked due to long-term environmental impacts
Another proposed coal mine in NSW fails to win development approval as climate impacts grow as a substanital barrier to new coal mines.
Adani approvals could be granted within weeks as Palaszczuk sets deadline
Queensland Premier issues expedited deadline for Adani environmental approvals, just days after company reaches agreement on water contamination breaches
Climate and energy – appeasement does not work
The current chaos around climate and energy policy brings to mind George Santayana’s caution that: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it”. That is exactly what we are witnessing.
Coal provided just 2% of UK power in the first 6 months of 2017
Five years after meeting 40% of U.K.’s electricity supply, new data shows that coal only met 2% of the country’s power needs in last 6 months.
