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Coal power stations could have new lives with gas
Converting Australia’s huge coal-fired electricity plants to gas would make more sense than trying to keep them going, and could help Australia’s faltering energy transition.
Nyunggai Warren MundineIndigenous advocateIt is 10 months since the federal Labor government legislated to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 43 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030 and achieve net zero emissions by 2050.
The key plank underpinning these targets is 82 per cent renewables in the electricity grid by 2030. Experts and industry leaders have confirmed the government’s 82 per cent target will almost certainly not be achieved.
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