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Policy & Planning

Greens propose levy on coal exports to drive coal phase-out within a decade
Australian Greens say billions could be raised through a levy on coal exports and help accelerate the phase out the fossil fuel.
Michael Mazengarb

Apr 28, 2022

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Policy & Planning

Chinese demand for Australian coal could collapse, experts say
ANU experts predict imminent collapse of Chinese market for Australian coal as it seeks energy security and lower emissions.
Michael Mazengarb

Apr 21, 2022

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Coal

Election Diary: Taylor’s “implausible” claims, Morrison loves coal, Albanese backs EVs
Albanese visits Tritium, Morrison visits Woodside, and Taylor’s scare campaign about rising electricity prices labelled ‘implausible’.
Michael Mazengarb

Apr 20, 2022

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Coal

Loy Yang A coal generator unit offline for second time in three years
AGL says a unit at Loy Yang A has been sent offline, perhaps until August, its second major fault in just three years.
Michael Mazengarb

Apr 20, 2022

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“Perverse:” Australian fossil fuel subsidies will top $22,000 a minute this year
Australian fossil fuel subsidies will top $11.6 billion this financial year, pushed higher by the Morrison government’s ‘gas led recovery’.
Michael Mazengarb

Mar 28, 2022

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Morrison rejoices in high fossil fuel prices, but Ukraine coal gesture will last just days
While the world battles with an energy crisis, the Morrison government is celebrating a boom in fossil fuel prices, and making small donations of coal.
Michael Mazengarb

Mar 21, 2022

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Policy & Planning

Coal’s demise drives Australia’s emissions lower, but cuts still way too slow
While renewables do the heavy lifting on power sector emissions, the lack of economy-wide federal climate policy has seen emissions grow in virtually all other sectors.
Michael Mazengarb

Mar 2, 2022

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Policy & Planning

Greens pledge jobs guarantee for coal workers in $19bn transition plan
Greens to pitch a 10-year job guarantee for coal workers and funding support for new clean energy ventures under $19bn industry transition plan.
Michael Mazengarb

Feb 25, 2022

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Policy & Planning

“Emissions blowout:” Australian coal and gas projects underplay emissions in planning process
Some of Australia’s largest fossil fuel projects significantly underestimated how much greenhouse gas emissions they would produce.
Michael Mazengarb

Feb 24, 2022

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Lights will stay on in NSW after Eraring closure, says Kean, with help from big batteries
Matt Kean and AEMO reassure consumers that sufficient new capacity, including two big batteries, will be more than enough to replace Eraring.
Michael Mazengarb

Feb 17, 2022

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Coal

Australia’s largest coal plant to close in 2025, as Origin Energy accelerates coal exit
Origin Energy accelerates its exit from coal, announcing it will bring forward the closure of the Eraring coal plant to 2025.
Michael Mazengarb

Feb 17, 2022

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Coal

“Stop pretending:” Governments urged to come clean on early coal closures
With more coal plants set to close early, the clean energy sector has called on governments to accept the reality of the end of coal.
Michael Mazengarb

Feb 11, 2022

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