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Coal and gas have been proposed as a way to make 'clean' hydrogen. But that road is full of challenges.
In the same decade we are supposed to be cutting emissions under the Paris goals, our coal production is projected to increase by 34%.
Economic and political trends are driving a shift away from coal. What kind of assistance do coal workers and communities need?
It's not clear whether South Africa's president can coordinate his ministers in a way that provides clarity about dealing with the country's energy crisis.
On the issue of a retreat from coal, Albanese is trying to walk both sides of the highway by wandering down the middle.
Labor leader Anthony Albanese will emphasise his party's pro-business stance in a speech on Tuesday, departing from Bill Shorten's criticism of the “top end of town”.
Sulfur contaminates gasoline and coal, and when these fuels are burned, sulfur dioxide is emitted, causing pollution and respiratory issues. Now there may be a new, cheaper way to remove it.
New analysis revealed less than half the extra pumped hydro capacity promised by Snowy 2.0 can be delivered. There is now overwhelming evidence the project should be put on hold.
Labor will not win an election by cozying up to coal or weakening its climate target. Instead, it must find the common ground uniting workers in the cities and the regions - job insecurity.
Our research looked at what did – and didn't – work in Canada, Australia and Germany.
Australia's entire coal fleet will retire in the next few decades. The federal government's response to the Hazelwood coal plant closure has left a mess – it must do better.
Australia cannot distance itself from moral responsibility for emissions from exported fossil fuels.
Ahead of the UN climate summit, we take stock of the world's best and worst performers on climate action - including some surprise success stories.
Climate deniers have joyously laboured to create a world potentially uninhabitable for our children. Our activism has failed, and rebellion may be the only answer.
The decision of Suncorp to dump coal, just months after the re-election of the Morrison government, makes it clear that insurers can't afford wishful thinking.
If how we speak about the world we want to see is crucial in building support for climate change momentum, then what is visible and invisible, strange and normal, positive and negative, must change.
Adani's request for the names of individual scientists reviewing their groundwater management plan has chilling implications for scientific independence.
The fossil fuel industry depends on massive government support, which makes the public foot the bill for a harmful and uncompetitive industry.
Electricity happens when electrons move from one atom to another.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Director of the Centre for Energy and Natural Resources Law, Deakin Law School, Deakin University
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Director, Centre for Climate and Energy Policy, Australian National University
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Researcher at the Australian German Climate and Energy College, University of Melbourne
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Researcher, Energy Economics and Management Group, Global Change Institute, The University of Queensland
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Researcher in Sustainable Consumption, University of Manchester
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Senior Industry Fellow, RMIT University
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Senior lecturer, Monash University
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Professor of Regional Economic Development, School of Business and Law, CQUniversity Australia
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Honorary Associate Professor, Centre for Climate Economics and Policy, Australian National University
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Conjoint Academic in Sustainability, University of Newcastle
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Associate Professor in Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, RMIT University
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Associate Professor, School of Geography, University of Melbourne
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Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute
