How to transition from coal: 4 lessons for Australia from around the world
With 12 coal power stations in Australia closed since 2013, a full transition out of coal is coming.
Environment
May 15, 2019
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Trump's coal plan—neither clean nor affordable
Is climate change a problem? Consider the evidence: wildfires in California, Sweden and Siberia; flooding in coastal areas due to sea level rise; droughts in some places and extreme weather and rainfall in others; new and ...
Environment
Aug 23, 2018
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Every country can make a difference—but carbon reductions need to be realistic and fair, says researcher
This weekend, the world's major economies will convene in Delhi for the G20 summit. On the table will be the common goal of limiting global temperature rise as climate chaos becomes ever more evident.
Environment
Sep 5, 2023
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G7 to phase out coal-fired power plants by mid-2030s
G7 ministers agreed a timeframe Tuesday for phasing out coal-fired power plants, setting as a goal the mid-2030s, in a move hailed as significant by some environmentalists but slammed as "too late" by others.
Environment
Apr 30, 2024
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Asia coal plants worrying for climate targets: IEA
Coal-fired power plants operating and under construction in Asia pose a threat to achieving the goal of halting global warming, the head of the International Energy Agency told the Financial Times on Wednesday.
Environment
Oct 31, 2018
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Germany reports first greenhouse emissions fall in five years
Germany said Tuesday it had reduced emissions of greenhouse gases signficantly for the first time in five years in 2018, although it has already abandoned self-imposed targets for the end of this decade.
Environment
Apr 2, 2019
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Indonesia says capital pollution spike due to weather, vehicles
Indonesia's government on Friday blamed a pollution spike in traffic-clogged capital Jakarta on weather patterns and vehicle emissions after the city topped global rankings four days this week.
Environment
Aug 11, 2023
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4 reasons why a gas-led economic recovery is a terrible, naïve idea
Australia's leading scientists today sent an open letter to Chief Scientist Alan Finkel, speaking out against his support for natural gas.
Environment
Aug 25, 2020
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Biden plans to slash planet-warming pollution from power plants
The Biden administration is preparing to propose limits on greenhouse gas emissions from coal- and gas-fired power plants that are so stringent they could almost wipe out the U.S. electricity sector's planet-warming pollution ...
Environment
Apr 24, 2023
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More coal doesn't equal more peak power
The proposed closure date for Liddell, AGL's ancient and unreliable coal power station, is five years and probably two elections away. While AGL has asked for 90 days to come up with a plan to deliver equivalent power into ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 13, 2017
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