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Coal

Five reasons not to build new coal power plant in Queensland
Climate Council report on Queensland renewables offers timely reminder that building a new coal plant in the state’s north is a terrible idea.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 31, 2017

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Commentary

Renewables will give more people access to electricity than coal, says IEA
IEA says coal will be used to provide access to electricity to just 16% of those without electricity now, while renewables will account for at least 60%.
Simon Evans

Oct 20, 2017

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Coal

Coalition’s energy policy hinges on tricky wordplay about coal’s role
The new policy could end up feeding demand for coal.
John Quiggin

Oct 19, 2017

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Policy & Planning

Turnbull dumps clean energy target for “national energy guarantee”
Coalition dumps clean energy target in favour of a change to energy market rules that appears to confer enormous power into the hands of coal and gas utilities, and satisfies push by right wing to abandon Paris target and to close the door on renewables.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 17, 2017

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Coal

China dances the seven veils of decarbonization
China’s decarbonization boat stayed in harbour this year but the winds of change continue to blow.
David Leitch

Oct 16, 2017

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Other Good Stuff

Why coal fired power stations don’t work so well when they are old
Given the safety risks and a huge number of other problems that need to be repaired and managed, it is no wonder that AGL is keen to shut down Liddell.
Peter Todd

Oct 16, 2017

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Coal

China halts more than 150 coal-fired power plants
China is to stop or delay work on 151 planned and under-construction coal plants as Beijing struggles to respond to a flat-lining of demand for coal power.
Lauri Myllyvirta & Li Danqing

Oct 13, 2017

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Coal

Netherlands to close all coal-fired generation by 2030
Netherlands decision to close coal plants include those only completed in 2015 – the phase-out combines with rise of renewables and the impact of improved efficiency that put old models at risk.
Gerard Wynn

Oct 11, 2017

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Storage

Extending Liddell could be more expensive than solar plus storage
RepuTex says extending life of ageing Liddell coal generator would result in higher costs than new large scale solar project with battery storage.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 11, 2017

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Coal

Why are we still pursuing the Adani Carmichael mine?
Why, if Adani’s gigantic Carmichael coal project is so on-the-nose for the banks and so environmentally destructive, are the federal and Queensland governments so avid in their support of it?
Michael West

Oct 6, 2017

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Coal

Perry proposes law to force Americans to buy dirtier, costlier power
Energy Secretary ignores his own grid study to make good on his threats to punish renewables.
Joe Romm

Oct 2, 2017

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Coal

Time for old coal to hang up the boots
At this time of year, football matters, but in the case of Australia’s energy system, the stakes are much higher and it affects us all.
Kane Thornton

Sep 29, 2017

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