Who could have imagined the possibility Chinese President Xi Jinping’s climate rhetoric does not exactly accord with what is happening on the ground?
Category: Coal
Iced Covered Wind Turbines Hamper China’s Efforts to Retire Coal
Guest essay by Eric Worrall As China struggles with a surge in energy demand brought on by their economic recovery and a cold snap, the reputation of wind power has…
Australia: Chinese Embargo of High Quality Aussie Coal is Increasing CO2 Emissions
According to the Australian Government, the Chinese Embargo of Australian Coal is increasing CO2 emissions, because the coal China is burning instead is lower quality. But there is a much…
Climate Activist Aussie Politicians Leap to Rescue Vital Coal Power Plants
That hilarious moment when coal haters realise their necks are on the block if the power grid fails repeatedly during Summer heatwaves.
Aussie Brown Coal to Clean Hydrogen Plant will Address Carbon Capture “Eventually”
Proponents are celebrating Kawasaki Heavy Industry’s planned construction of a coal to hydrogen plant in Victoria, which is intended to prove the viability of the clean hydrogen supply chain. Just…
German Renewable Energy Insanity: Shutting Down a 5 Year Old Coal Plant, No Plan to Fill the Energy Gap
According to the German climate website Kalte Sonne, the renewables obsessed German and city of Hamburg governments intend to shut down local coal and nuclear power plants, but have no…
Pennsylvania is Flirting with Self-Imposed Energy Disaster
From the National Mining Association: Americans can’t afford to pay more for electricity, especially with millions out of work in the midst of pandemic-induced economic upheaval. Yet, higher electricity costs…
Washington Post: President Biden will Punish Australia for Climate Failures
According to the Washington Post, Biden plans to impose trade tariffs on Australia unless Australia embraces a net zero carbon plan and curbs Australia’s CO2 intensive energy export industry.
CO2 Coalition: Clean Coal Technology Can Fight Energy Poverty in Africa
Guest “coal saves lives” by David Middleton Energy poverty is an actual existential threat to over 1 billion people. Our friends at the CO2 Coalition have a solution to a…
The Conversation: Biden Could Hit Australia with Import Duties, to Punish Aussies for Lax Climate Policies
More greens celebrating the punishment Biden will allegedly inflict on Australia; According to The Conversation, if Biden wins Australia will be punished for Australia’s climate complacency
China’s Embargo on Aussie Coal Causes Inferior Grade Mongolian Imports to Surge
Green revolution anyone? Despite China’s aggressive geopolitical games, queues are forming at Australian coal export ports as other countries awaken from their Covid-19 economic slumber.
ANZ Bank Demands Carbon Divestment as a Condition of Business Loans
If you want to borrow money from ANZ (Australia and New Zealand Banking Group), you better present your carbon offset plan along with your financial records, otherwise regardless of the…
Clean coal: the commonsense answer to Africa’s energy crisis
The problem is that we’re not there yet. Solar doesn’t work at night, the output slips in cloudy weather, and turbines stand idle when the wind doesn’t blow.
New Liberty Mutual Climate Policy: Coal Mines Owned by Liberty are Still OK
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Liberty Mutual as part of its new climate policy has pulled their support for the enormous Adani Carmichael coal project, but has decided to maintain…
Crikey Slams Bipartisan Climate Policy Offer: “offering to deal with terrorists”
This new willingness to negotiate has upset climate hardliners, who are seeing what they thought was a chance of total victory over coal rapidly slipping from their grasp.
Coal Plant Closures During Trump-Era Surpass Those During Obama’s Last Term, Data Shows
Coal plant closures have accelerated under President Donald Trump despite the president’s 2016 presidential campaign promise to end what he called his Democratic predecessor’s war on coal, according to a…
Study: Burning Coal Contributed to the Permo-Triassic Extinction
Guest essay by Eric Worrall According to a new study, vast quantities of burning coal contributed to the Permo-Triassic Extinction, which killed 70% of all vertebrate species. Coal-burning in Siberia…
Indigenous Coal Power Entrepreneurs Frustrated by Broken Promises and Lack of Support
Guest essay by Eric Worrall h/t Chris Hanley; The Scott Morrison government promised millions of dollars for a feasibility study for an Australian Aboriginal initiative to build a new coal…
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