Two years after Morwell was blanketed in smoke from the Hazelwood fire, environmental charges have been laid against the mine’s operators. But the process should be more open and democratic - and quicker.
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The process of decarbonisation is a complex one for South Africa, as most its power supply comes from coal.
Methane is a stronger greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide, and Australia’s coal mines are a major source.
A new analysis suggests that, all things considered, renewables are actually better than coal at lifting India’s energy-poor out of poverty.
More than half of the remaining habitat for Queensland’s southern black-throated finches is potentially subject to mining development. If these mines go ahead, it will be bad news for these birds.
The next president will have little power to slow the growth of renewable energy, sliding oil prices or coal’s decline.
Do fossil fuels need saving from efforts to combat climate change? The Australian government seems to think so, but that sort of thinking is out of date.
South Africa his rich in minerals that, combined with the development of nanotechnology, can be used to help it develop new energy technologies.
Politicians rail against the EPA, but economic analysis shows the health benefits of mercury controls – including both higher IQ and heart health – are worth billions of dollars a year.
How do you balance coal and conservation? New research from Queensland hints at an answer.
The National Archives of Australia today released selected federal cabinet records for 1990 and 1991. They reveal intense battles over Australia’s domestic climate targets and, above all, a palpable determination that Australia not damage its coal revenue.
How the rise and fall of coal mining is central to fully understanding modern Britain.
Activists want the Carmichael mine stopped. But what does the law say?
Despite its vital role in the development of Australia’s economy, the future of coal looks grim in a world aiming to limit warming to below 2°C.
The Paris climate agreement doesn’t specifically address cutting down on coal, but the tide is turning against coal mining anyway.
There’s a huge gap between what India claims it can do, and what it’s actually doing to bring down emissions.
Despite robust global economic growth over the past two years, worldwide carbon emissions from fossil fuels grew very little in 2014, and might even fall this year.
New analysis reveals carbon capture at coal power plants is significantly more expensive than thought, making renewables and natural gas power generation more attractive.
UK’s decision to close coal power plants is really a statement of the obvious, and does nothing to answer the problem of what to do afterwards.
India is pursuing numerous energy interests in Mozambique, where many people are without energy access. But this has come with a high carbon output.
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