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News posts tagged "Coal"

Health at the Mercy of Fossil Fuels

Mar 01, 2023
The 2022 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change. 'During 2021 and 2022, extreme weather events caused devastation across every continent, adding further pressure to health services already grappling with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.' (The Lancet, UK) >
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Subsidising Foreign Coal and Gas

Feb 21, 2023
Article by Richard Denniss - executive director of the Australia Institute. (Article in The Guardian newspaper) >
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Challenging Coal Pollution Limits in Court

Feb 14, 2023
'We argued, on behalf of Environment Victoria, that the Environment Protection Authority (EPA)’s decisions to vary the licences of the three power stations in the Latrobe Valley were not made lawfully.' (Environmental Justice Australia, Melbourne) >
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Money Wasted on Fossil Fuel Subsidies

Oct 24, 2022
'Australian state and federal governments subsidised fossil fuels to the tune of a staggering $11.6 billion in 2021/22' (Climate Council of Australia, Sydney) >
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Global Coal Exit List 2022

Oct 24, 2022
'Meeting the goals set out in the Paris Climate Agreement is a race against time. And whether we succeed or fail is highly dependent on the speed with which we phase out coal-fired power production worldwide.' (Urgewald’s Global Coal Exit List, Germany) >
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Un-Pleasant Reality

Oct 22, 2022
'Either coal is dead, or we are. Does that seem a bit dramatic? Just look at facts.' Article by Paul Maguire. (EcoNetwork, Port Stephens - near Newcastle NSW) >
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Global Coal Plant Tracker

Sep 19, 2022
'...information on coal-fired power units from around the world generating 30 megawatts and above.' (Global Energy Monitor, San Francisco) >
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A Future Without Fossil Fuels

Sep 19, 2022
'The team at The Ecologist has been busy behind the scenes developing a clear and compelling strategy so that we can use the small amount of resources available to the best effect, providing a useful service to front line activists and campaigners.' (The Ecologist, U K) >
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Carbon Capture and Storage

Sep 12, 2022
The carbon capture crux: Lessons learned. 'History confirms that using carbon capture as a greenlight to extend the life of fossil fuels power plants is a significant financial and technical risk.' (Institute for Energy Economics & Financial Analysis, Lakewood, Ohio, USA) >
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Fossil Fuel Climate Disaster Levy

Sep 05, 2022
Make fossil fuel producers pay a climate disaster levy. 'A $1 levy per tonne of carbon pollution on fossil fuel production in Australia would currently raise around $1.5 billion a year for the National Climate Disaster Fund.' (The Australia Institute, Canberra) >
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