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Coal

2GB’s high emissions, low integrity broadcast from “greeny-free” coal mine
2GB broadcasts from inside a coal mine, interviews a couple of old fossils, and warns of “economic chaos” from renewables.
Sam Parkinson

Mar 12, 2019

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Other Good Stuff

Britain has shifted 30% of its electricity away from fossil fuels in just nine years
Nine years ago, Britain generated nearly 75% of its electricity using natural gas and coal. In 2018, this has dropped to under 45%.
Grant Wilson and Iain Staffell

Jan 17, 2019

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Policy & Planning

Ireland votes to divest from fossil fuels within 5 years
Ireland becomes world’s first nation to legislate to divest completely from fossil fuels, after passage of bill compelling €8.9bn Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) to withdraw all money invested in oil, gas and coal.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 13, 2018

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Other Good Stuff

Australian banks double down on global fossil fuel expansion
Just when you thought Australia’s banks had reached the nadir, new data shows ‘Big Four’ lending to fossil fuel projects spiked by 50% last year.
Jack Bertlous

Jun 1, 2018

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Coal

Solar PV and wind on track to replace all coal, oil and gas within two decades
Solar PV and wind power are rapidly getting cheaper and more abundant – so much so that they are on track to entirely supplant fossil fuels worldwide within two decades.
Andrew Blakers and Matthew Stocks

Apr 9, 2018

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Storage

Spectacular falls for solar, wind and battery costs squeeze fossil fuels
BNEF report highlights highlights falling costs of solar, wind and battery storage, which together are mounting an unprecedented challenge to fossil fuel power.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 29, 2018

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Revealed: job-swapping between public servants and fossil fuel lobbyists
The so-called “revolving door” between the political and corporate realms is more like a “golden escalator”, such are the financial rewards. It begs the question of who is setting policy in Australia.
Adam Lucas

Mar 5, 2018

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Coal

Former Queensland Coalition MP pushing coal propaganda
A website and Facebook page called “Energy in Australia” has emerged over recent months. If you ever wanted an example of “fake news” loaded with myths masquerading as facts, here it is.
Nigel Morris

Feb 13, 2018

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Renewables

Dispatchable wind and solar: They’ll be the death of coal and gas
It’s been a year since the last South Australia blackout and when the Coalition brandished a lump of coal in parliament. And the progress since then has been remarkable – on the cost front, on storage, and the emergence of dispatchable renewables.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 9, 2018

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Commentary

Warming past 1.5°C: Quantifying our Faustian bargain with fossil fuels
The climate system will heat well past 1.5 °C and perhaps up to 2°C without any further fossil fuel emissions, new research finds.
David Spratt

Feb 1, 2018

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