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Safeguard Mechanism Legislated, But Australia Still Addicted To Coal

April 18, 2023 admin Australia, australia greens, Coal, Fossil Fuels

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2023 07:21:29 +0000

Despite thermal coal being pushed out of electricity generation by a plethora of solar installations, and even though Australia has the highest penetration of domestic rooftop solar in the world, coal is still the mining industries’ highest export earner. Australia is still the third largest coal exporter in the world. Will the newly legislated safeguard […]

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Crazy Power Wars Down Under

December 18, 2022 admin Australia, australia gas, australia greens, Coal, electrify everything, Fossil Fuels, natural gas

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2022 04:26:18 +0000

The Australian federal parliament recalled to pass energy legislation, gas companies threatening to withhold supply, massive war profits from the Ukraine crisis, coal-fired power stations breaking down, government legislating a price cap, utilities jockeying for EV charging business, renewables taking a large bite out of energy grid supply — all this has become normal in […]