Australia’s new environmental protection agency approves coal project, angering climate groups
a month ago by hanrahan to c/environment
Australia’s new national agency for environmental protection has approved its first coal project, allowing a Queensland open-cut mine to keep digging until 2055 while clearing threatened woodland and koala habitat.
In the back of opening of Betaloo Gas
https://www.theguardian.com/...
Albanese’s resources minister celebrating the Beetaloo carbon bomb is a hell of a choice
making it the world’s largest non-oil gas field outside the Middle East or Russia.
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Albanese’s resources minister celebrating the Beetaloo carbon bomb is a hell of a choice
It's not a carbon bomb, this is a carbon bomb:
Built for backup, contracted to run: Chinaʼs coal support system risks crowding out clean power
August 2026
New coal power plants entering operation in China reached the highest first-half year level since 2016, with 10 GW entering operation for every 1 GW retired, despite a policy shift towards tighter control of new project approvals. China commissioned 30 GW of new coal power, up 43% from last year, while retiring only 2.7 GW. Another 25.4 GW started construction.
https://globalenergymonitor.org/...
For reference:
Australia currently has 22.5 gigawatts of coal fired capacity in the grid
They built Australia's entire coal fleet + 1/3rd MORE in the first half of 2026
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