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The video sensation that could tip balance against coal in China
Under the Dome, a documentary on pollution in China that has been viewed by more than 200 million people, could turn the tables against fossil fuels in the world’s biggest polluter. Merrill Lynch says the video could have as big an impact Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth”. Bad news for coal and oil; good news for solar, wind.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 4, 2015

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Germany opens giant new coal plant it no longer needs
Tomorrow, a new 800 MW hard coal plant will go into operation in Hamburg, Germany.
Craig Morris

Mar 3, 2015

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New coal power plants in China – a bubble waiting to burst
The continued buildup of coal-fired power plants in China represents an investment bubble that will burst as overcapacity becomes too large to ignore.
Lauri Myllyvirta

Feb 24, 2015

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UK does not need dirty coal, and neither does Australia
UK major political parties commit to a future free of dirty coal power stations, as new study shows that their grid can cope without it. The same could be said for Australia, if there was political will to go there.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 16, 2015

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NSW coal generation plunges 25% from 2008 peak
Coal generation in NSW is down 25% from its peak in 2008, but across the national market the share of coal is increasing. As are emissions.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 4, 2015

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FactCheck: did carbon emissions fall faster before the carbon price?
Minister Hunt’s claim that emissions cuts slowed dramatically while the carbon price was in place is incorrect.
Peter Christoff

Jan 21, 2015

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Court challenge will test coal mining’s climate culpability
Should coal projects be held responsible for the greenhouse emissions that flow from their product, even if it’s burned on another continent?
Samantha Hepburn

Jan 19, 2015

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EU’s biggest utility dumps conventional generation to focus on renewables
Europe’s largest utility to exit conventional energy business and focus on renewables, solar and storage, and customer services.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 2, 2014

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Germany considers nuclear-style phase out for coal
It seemed that German Industry Minister had firmly put his foot down and opposed the beginnings of a coal phaseout, but perhaps not so.
Craig Morris

Nov 26, 2014

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Galilee Basin coal mines and the banks
The Carmichael Coal & Rail project is looking more and more like Queensland’s James Price Point Browse LNG moment.
Tristan Knowles

Nov 25, 2014

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Graph of the Day: Solar most popular energy source
Solar and wind most popular energy sources, but fossil fuels and nuclear much more popular among men that women.
Sam Parkinson

Nov 14, 2014

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All talk, no action: Coal industry’s hypocrisy on energy poverty
The coal industry is very vocal in promoting energy poverty and pushing coal as a solution to it. But none of the main energy poverty initiatives promotes the use of coal, so the industry does not support them.
The Australia Institute

Nov 7, 2014

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