coal
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Australia’s Largest Coal Plant Will Close 7 Years Early, but We Still Don’t Have a National Plan
In a major step forward for Australia’s clean energy transition, the country’s biggest coal-fired power station Eraring is set to close seven years early in 2025, Origin Energy announced the other morning. Eraring has been operating for 35 years in the central coast of New South Wales. Last year, it alone was responsible for around…
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Japan Wants to Burn Ammonia for Clean Energy but Will It Help the Climate?
Coal is at the centre of Australia and Japan’s long partnership in energy trade. But as Japan seeks to slash its emissions in coming decades, this relationship will change. Japan is aiming to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. One way Japan plans to achieve this is to combust ammonia alongside coal in its…
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Manchin-Connected Coal Plant Tries to Pivot to Crypto, Fails
Here’s your word scramble for the week: A gob-burning power plant that helped Sen. Joe Manchin make millions tried to pivot to mining cryptocurrency but was denied by West Virginia officials. Say that three times fast!
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Dammit, Coal’s Back
The dirtiest fossil fuel is enjoying a renaissance in the U.S., but it could usher in a dark age for the climate.