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18 May 2021
Environment Victoria: International Energy Agency calls for retirement of Victorian coal by 2030
A new report from the International Energy Australia, says to achieve global net-zero emissions by 2050, Victoria must close its remaining coal power stations by 2030.
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18 May 2021
Greenpeace AP: Major global energy report: Australia can't get to net-zero unless AGL gets out of coal
A new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) mapping out a global pathway to net-zero emissions has confirmed that Australia cannot effectively get to net-zero emissions by 2050 unless AGL, Australia’s...
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17 May 2021
Greenpeace AP: Coal generators bleeding money as renewables, rooftop solar push prices down
Revenue for the operators of coal-burning power stations has plunged by $5.4 billion as coal use continues to decline, providing further impetus for AGL, which burns more coal than any other company...
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12 May 2021
Nature Conservation Council: Coal power stations still emitting dangerous levels of air pollution
New National Pollutant Inventory data show toxic air emissions from the state’s coal-fired power stations fell 15% in the year to June 2020, but they are still among the most polluting industrial facilities in NSW.
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5 May 2021
Greenpeace AP: New report: Net zero emissions impossible unless AGL ditches coal
Australia will not be able to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions within a safe time frame unless AGL, Australia’s largest energy company, brings forward closure of its polluting coal assets, according to...
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2 May 2021
Environment Victoria: Victorian climate targets match growing momentum but fall short of the science
The Andrews government has today released its overdue emissions reduction targets, aiming for 28-33% cuts by 2025 and a 45-50% cut by 2030.
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28 Apr 2021
Queensland Conservation Council: Transition is coming: Stanwell
Queensland Conservation Council welcomes today’s announcement by the CEO of Stanwell Corporation of their plan to transition from coal-fired power to renewables.
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22 Apr 2021
Greenpeace AP: After doubling down on dirty power, AGL CEO bites the coal dust
just weeks after AGL conducted a strategic review and proposed splitting the company in two, in a cynical bid to hide the coal burning power stations that generate more than 85 per...
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21 Apr 2021
Greenpeace AP: As Australia’s third biggest emitter vows to get out of coal, AGL must follow
Energy giant Stanwell’s announcement today that it will move away from coal sends a clear message to AGL, Australia’s biggest coal company, that the future is renewable.
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30 Mar 2021
Nature Conservation Council: Power station site rehabilitation commitments must survive AGL demerger
AGL must guarantee commitments that it made in 2017 to fully rehabilitate its power station sites are honoured by PrimeCo, the new corporate entity set up to manage the company’s dirty energy...
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