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<blockquote data-quote="user 4386" data-source="post: 656237" data-attributes="member: 4386"><p>I find the press talks as if Australia is going to stop mining coal. About 70% of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_mining" target="_blank">coal mined</a> in Australia is exported, and demand overall for Australian coal is expected to grow at more than 1.4% per annum over the next 4 years or so.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]5661[/ATTACH]</p><p>If demand is therefore expected to grow not reduce, there will presumably be no major unemployment issue. Considering that coal-fired power stations are now twice as expensive as renewables like wind per KwH produced (and we are panicking about our soaring energy costs), I don't see that there is any great reason to push for new coal-fired power plants. More important to ensure that all closing power stations are replaced by SOMETHING (including things that can cope with peak demands).</p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]5662[/ATTACH]</p><p>Like so many things green so many issues are emotional with opinions formed without the facts being examined. We need more fact-based evaluation of our energy needs and projected coal demand.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="user 4386, post: 656237, member: 4386"] I find the press talks as if Australia is going to stop mining coal. About 70% of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_mining']coal mined[/URL] in Australia is exported, and demand overall for Australian coal is expected to grow at more than 1.4% per annum over the next 4 years or so. [ATTACH type="full" alt="1667608560105.png"]5661[/ATTACH] If demand is therefore expected to grow not reduce, there will presumably be no major unemployment issue. Considering that coal-fired power stations are now twice as expensive as renewables like wind per KwH produced (and we are panicking about our soaring energy costs), I don't see that there is any great reason to push for new coal-fired power plants. More important to ensure that all closing power stations are replaced by SOMETHING (including things that can cope with peak demands). [ATTACH type="full" alt="1667608869962.png"]5662[/ATTACH] Like so many things green so many issues are emotional with opinions formed without the facts being examined. We need more fact-based evaluation of our energy needs and projected coal demand. [/QUOTE]
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