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South African blackouts dent big coal’s sales pitch
The collapse of a coal storage silo at a major power station in South Africa last Saturday has crippled the credibility of the government-owned utility Eskom. And the case for coal.
Bob Burton

Nov 6, 2014

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Climate change – the word the Abbott government dare not speak
Australia has a new ambassador to direct negotiations on a climate treaty in Paris. But the words climate change have been dropped from his job title.
Michelle Grattan

Nov 5, 2014

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Even coal-loving banks won’t touch Abbot Point
The proposed expansion of the Abbot Point coal export terminal is running out of friends in the banking world.
Ben Collins, Yann Youvel and Julien Vincent

Oct 30, 2014

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Experts: Great Barrier Reef’s biggest threat today is coal
Reef historian Iain McCalman, and reef scientist Stephen Palumbi, are monitoring reef degradation from opposite sides of the planet. They compared notes.
Iain McCalman and Stephen Palumbi

Oct 28, 2014

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The incredible shrinking coal industry
Just a few years ago a long and glorious future was expected for coal, based on China’s insatiable demand for coal – our coal.
Julien Vincent

Oct 14, 2014

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Coal generation, electricity demand rebound after carbon price dumped
Black and brown coal generation has continued to grow since the carbon price was dumped, and so has demand, particularly from households.
Hugh Saddler

Oct 7, 2014

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Indian supreme court rebuffs coal lobby arguments
Decision by Supreme Court of India to cancel 214 coal allocations made between 1993 – 2010 was a stunning rebuff to legal arguments from Indian coal lobby.
Bob Burton

Oct 3, 2014

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Unsubsidised wind and solar competitive with coal, Lazard says
Wind and solar power are set to be cost competitive with coal-fired stations, even without subsidies, says US investment bank Lazard.
Emma Fitzpatrick

Sep 22, 2014

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The move to peak coal in China by 2016
China is rapidly transforming its electricity system, with a central outcome to diversify the system away from coal-fired power generation.
Tim Buckley

Sep 22, 2014

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Battery storage to make reserve coal plants redundant
The new battery reacts within a fraction of a second, far faster than conventional plants can with their rotating masses.
Craig Morris

Sep 19, 2014

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Coal industry in deep denial over Chinese crackdown on coal
Reaction of the coal industry to the recently released Chinese restrictions on dirty coal use in key coastal regions reveals an industry in deep denial.
Bob Burton

Sep 18, 2014

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Shareholders to press CBA to disclose climate risk
CBA will become first bank outside US to be pressured to disclose the risks to its lending and investment portfolios from climate change.
Sam Parkinson

Sep 12, 2014

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