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17 Mar 2021
Greenpeace AP: AGL has Australia on path to miss net-zero by 2050 but doubling wind and solar rollout can get us there by 2040
With a coal-dominated energy grid, Australia will fail to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 but the target could be reached by 2040 if solar and wind power installations double.
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11 Mar 2021
Friends of the Earth: Australians deserve a fair and just transition
Australia has traditionally relied on coal fired power stations to meet its energy needs. This is now rapidly changing, yet the federal government refuses to accept reality. Up to five of Australia’s remaining...
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10 Mar 2021
Greenpeace AP: Yallourn closure ‘death knell’ for Australian coal
Today’s announcement from Energy Australia that it will be closing the notorious Yallourn coal-burning power station in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley by mid- 2028 is the ‘death knell’ for Australia’s struggling coal industry....
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10 Mar 2021
Environment Victoria: Yallourn closure announcement highlights need to replace all coal by 2030
With the announcement from Energy Australia that Yallourn will close by 2028, governments around the country need to create transition plans to replace all coal power stations with renewable energy by 2030....
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5 Mar 2021
Environment Victoria: EPA fails on climate in coal power station licence review
Victoria’s environmental regulator, the Environment Protection Authority (EPA), has taken 1200 days to review the licences of three coal power stations and then failed to take any action on the greenhouse gases...
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1 Mar 2021
Queensland Conservation: Queensland’s Coal Emissions Keep Us On A Path To Disaster
The latest carbon emissions disaster shows Queensland's coal-fired power stations are still emitted too much carbon putting the state at high risk of climate disaster.
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27 Feb 2021
Greenpeace AP: UN: major emitting countries including Australia failing the Paris Agreement
Australia is among a number of nations that have failed to commit to addressing the climate crisis, according to a new report released by the United Nations today.
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24 Feb 2021
Nature Conservation Council: Only one power station in the Hunter/Central Coast region to be profitable by 2025?
Two of the three coal-fired power stations likely to be still running the Hunter and Central Coast regions by 2025 could be worthless stranded assets, new economic analysis shows.
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11 Feb 2021
New data reveals coal power stations routinely breach licences putting human health and the environment at risk
Australia Beyond Coal launches the Coal Impacts Index today, this searchable website compiles 5 years of pollution data on coal power stations in the National Electricity Market (NEM) for the first time...
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11 Feb 2021
Queensland Conservation: New Website Reveals Coal Breaches – But Queensland Keeps Them Under Wraps
A brand new resource released today by Australia Beyond Coal reveals the routine breaches by coal fired power stations across Australia. But Queensland continues to keep risks to human health and the...
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