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  • Abbott wrong to say Australian coal will help Indian poor
    Policy & Planning

    Abbott wrong to say Australian coal will help Indian poor

    Tony Abbott’s claim Australian coal will cure Indian energy poverty reveals a deep lack of understanding for the real situation, says former govt minister.
    Eas Sarma
    Aug 10, 2015
    4
  • Coal industry assets are the penny dreadfuls of new economy
    Policy & Planning

    Coal industry assets are the penny dreadfuls of new economy

    A single dollar can buy an awful lot of coal assets these days – coal generators in Australia and Germany, a coal mine in Queensland, or a share in the biggest coal company. But as market forces turn, Tony Abbott and his government still just don’t get it.
    Giles Parkinson
    Aug 7, 2015
    17
  • Coal: the Captain’s call and its catastrophic implications

    Coal: the Captain’s call and its catastrophic implications

    If Abbott gets his way on Carmichael coal mine, it will not only be an environmental disaster, but the biggest economic disaster in Australia’s history.
    Ian Dunlop
    Aug 7, 2015
    21
  • Cheaper renewables force closure of NZ’s last coal-fired power units
    CleanTech Bites

    Cheaper renewables force closure of NZ’s last coal-fired power units

    Coal-fired electricity generation is being eclipsed by cheaper renewables in New Zealand, and their PM is not one bit surprised.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Aug 7, 2015
    16
  • King Coal dying of natural causes, says Bloomberg

    King Coal dying of natural causes, says Bloomberg

    Billionaire investment and media mogul says Obama’s Clean Power Plan won’t kill coal, because it’s already dying, thanks to market forces and public demand.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Aug 6, 2015
    5
  • Wind could replace coal as US primary generation source: NREL

    Wind could replace coal as US primary generation source: NREL

    New data from NREL shows that the Capacity Factor for wind power can reach 65%, making it comparable to fossil fuel based generation.
    Clayton Handleman
    Aug 5, 2015
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  • Australia still subsidising fossil fuels at rate of $1,712 per person a year

    Australia still subsidising fossil fuels at rate of $1,712 per person a year

    IMF says fossil fuels subsidy reform ‘urgent as ever’, with countries like Australia still paying $1000+ per capita for them.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Aug 5, 2015
    51
  • Queensland mega-coal mine approval overturned by Federal Court

    Queensland mega-coal mine approval overturned by Federal Court

    Federal Court rules environment minister Greg Hunt failed to properly assess environmental impacts of proposed Carmichael coal mine in Queensland’s Galilee Basin.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Aug 5, 2015
    9
  • Australia sees biggest jump in electricity emissions since 2001

    The Australian electricity sector has recorded its biggest jump in emissions since 2001, as coal generators increase output after repeal of carbon price.
    Giles Parkinson
    Aug 4, 2015
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  • Obama pushes hard for clean power as Abbott hits the brakes

    Obama pushes hard for clean power as Abbott hits the brakes

    Obama’s Clean Energy Plan will lift share of renewables to 28 per cent by 2030, and force closures of coal generators. But the fossil fuel lobby and conservatives are attacking the plan, labelling it an “energy tax”, even though electricity bills will fall. Sound familiar?
    Giles Parkinson
    Aug 4, 2015
    21
  • The souring of Vietnam’s coal power dream

    The souring of Vietnam’s coal power dream

    It remains to be seen whether the latest coal pollution debacle shakes the coal-centric resolve of Vietnamese Government.
    Bob Burton
    Aug 3, 2015
    2
  • Investors have lost their shirts on Peabody; now taxpayers are in the line of fire

    Investors have lost their shirts on Peabody; now taxpayers are in the line of fire

    The problems created by a global coal giant have become a public concern.
    Tim Buckley
    Jul 31, 2015
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