Tag: coal
Are you kidding, India? Your last-minute Glasgow intervention won’t relieve pressure to ditch coal
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As the United Nations climate summit opened in Glasgow, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a surprise positive announcement: a big net-zero...
How Australia’s coal country past is scuppering its renewable energy future
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The crucial climate change summit in Glasgow has just begun, and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is bringing his widely criticised plan for net-zero emissions...
Wind turbines off the coast could help Australia become an energy superpower, research finds
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Offshore wind farms are an increasingly common sight overseas. But Australia has neglected the technology, despite the ample wind gusts buffeting much...
Wondering if your energy company takes climate change seriously? A new report reveals the answer
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A landmark report released last week put coal and gas on notice. For the first time, the International Energy Agency (IEA) declared reaching net-zero...
‘Failure is not an option’: after a lost decade on climate action, the 2020s offer one last chance
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In May 2011, almost precisely a decade ago, the government-appointed Climate Commission released its inaugural report. Titled The Critical Decade, the report’s final...
Electricity has become a jigsaw. Coal is unable to provide the missing pieces
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There’s something the energy minister said when they announced the early closure of Victoria’s second-biggest coal-fired power station last week that was less...