Yes, it is entirely possible for Australia to phase out thermal coal within a decade
Australia has received seemingly contradictory messages about coal this week.
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Energy agency: End new fossil fuel supply investments
The International Energy Agency says immediate action is needed to reshape the world's energy sector in order to meet ambitious climate goals by 2050, including ending investments in new coal mines, oil and gas wells.
Environment
May 18, 2021
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Germany looks to step up coal exit timetable
Bowing to public pressure on climate change, Germany on Thursday promised to speed up its exit from coal power generation and to pay operators compensation in a strategy instantly rejected by environmental campaigners.
Environment
Jan 16, 2020
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Replacing coal with gas or renewables saves billions of gallons of water
The ongoing transition from coal to natural gas and renewables in the U.S. electricity sector is dramatically reducing the industry's water use, a new Duke University study finds.
Environment
Oct 22, 2019
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How do you leave a warning that lasts as long as nuclear waste?
In January 1997, the crew of a fishing vessel in the Baltic Sea found something unusual in their nets: a greasy yellowish-brown lump of clay-like material. They pulled it out, placed it on deck and returned to processing ...
Environment
Sep 10, 2019
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What makes natural gas bottlenecks happen during extreme cold snaps
When temperatures in Minneapolis fell to 27 below zero during the January 2019 polar vortex, the Xcel Energy utility urged all Minnesota customers to lower their thermostats to conserve natural gas needed for power generation. ...
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 1, 2019
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Generating electricity with rice straw
Rice straw is the waste product of growing rice. Normally, it is simply burned adding sooty pollution to the local air and nudging up atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. What if there were a better alternative to simply burning ...
Environment
Feb 8, 2019
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Solar seeks its place under Spanish sun
Sun-drenched Spain should be a natural for solar energy, and it is here that the technology is making an effort to stand on its feet financially without subsidies.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 28, 2018
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Scientists improve nanofluids for solar power plants
An associate of Siberian Federal University (SFU) teamed up with his foreign colleagues to increase the efficiency of the heat transfer medium used in solar power plants. The results of the study were published in Renewable ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 22, 2018
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Electricity from shale gas vs. coal: Lifetime toxic releases from coal much higher
Despite widespread concern about potential human health impacts from hydraulic fracturing, the lifetime toxic chemical releases associated with coal-generated electricity are 10 to 100 times greater than those from electricity ...
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Oct 23, 2017
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