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Australia cannot expect China to import and burn coal it no longer needs | Coal | The Guardian
We have to prepare for this shift and our policymakers need to stop misleading coalmining communities that their exports will go on forever — Read on amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jun/11/australia-cannot-expect-china-to-import-and-burn-coal-it-no-longer-needs
‘For climate protesters, we are like filth’: the German village where coal is still king |The Guardian
Europe is going coal-free, but a vast lignite mine is expanding in eastern Germany and coronavirus has delayed new climate laws — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2020/jun/01/climate-protesters-german-village-coal-still-king
Covert-19: Government stacks Covid Commission with oil and gas mates, cosy deals follow – Michael West
Investigation released today reveals sweetheart deals between Big Mining and the Government — all done under cover of COVID-19. 350.org. — Read on http://www.michaelwest.com.au/covert-19-government-stacks-covid-commission-with-oil-and-gas-mates-cosy-deals-follow/
Adani should bow out from Carmichael coal mine
A long list of banks and other funding sources have announced they won’t finance the project. It gets worse. The Carmichael mine is part of a larger plan to develop five megamines in the Galilee Basin. The economics of the rail … Continue reading
Blockade world’s biggest coal exporting port
The science is clear. The only way we can prevent a climate catastrophe, is to keep fossil fuels in the ground. Today an unprecedented gathering of hundreds of every day people from all over Australia are meeting at the gateway of Australia’s … Continue reading
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Leave it in the ground – Revenue from new coal and gas projects in freefall, costings reveal
The Greens have a policy of approving no new thermal coal or unconventional gas projects in Australia. That includes new mines, as well as expansions to existing mines. In 2013 the party obtained costings from the parliamentary budget office detailing their … Continue reading
True cost of coal
Contrary to dominant views about the industry, coal-fired power is not the cheapest fuel and its value to the community is dubious. Yet this polluting industry continues to enjoy unjustifiable support…Doctors for the Environment (DEA) has serious concerns about Australia’s … Continue reading
Frydenberg’s coal bubble needs to burst
Frydenberg said he wants to “dispel the fallacy” that the sector is in trouble, but his spin rings hollow. Net profit margins among producers of iron ore, coking coal, thermal coal, and liquid natural gas speak much louder of what’s … Continue reading
Why approval more new coal mines?
mine expansion $745M while parent Peabody USA<US38M!! No doubt a report by Peabody’s “expert”, Deloitte Access Economics, will be brandished about with élan. For the report finds the Wilpinjong<coal mine> expansion has net benefits of $745 million; something which may surprise Peabody’s shareholders … Continue reading
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