As a result of the recent full or partial exits by a number of major mining companies from
the Australian coal industry, a number of minority participants have also considered how the sell part or all of their interest.
India has been one of the export hopes of
the Australian coal industry, but it seems likely that they will be disappointed in the future.
It seems that the Australian government believes that there is so much money invested in
the Australian coal industry (in particular) that it must be propped up for as long as possible.
The Australian Government under John Howard is giving
the Australian coal industry big money to research the latter!
Why not an inquiry into the health impacts of
the Australian coal industry?
«Eliminating
the Australian coal industry would reduce Australia's GDP by between $ 29 billion and $ 36 billion per year,» he said.
Not exact matches
It reduces tariffs on a range of
Australian agricultural products, eliminates tariffs on
coal and enhances market access for service
industries including financial services, professional services, education, health, hospitality and construction.
The organisations involved include the
Australian Chamber of Commerce and
Industry, the Minerals Council of Australia, the
Australian Food and Grocery Council, the
Australian Coal Association, the Plastics and Chemical
Industries Association and the
Australian Logistics Council, which is a loose collection of freight and transport companies.
Ian Dunlop, who used to chair the
Australian Coal Association but now campaigns to leave coal in the ground, says this will force the industry to focus on cleaner c
Coal Association but now campaigns to leave
coal in the ground, says this will force the industry to focus on cleaner c
coal in the ground, says this will force the
industry to focus on cleaner
coalcoal.
Ian Dunlop, a former oil, gas and
coal industry executive and ex-chair of the Australian Coal Association, now directs Safe Climate Austra
coal industry executive and ex-chair of the
Australian Coal Association, now directs Safe Climate Austra
Coal Association, now directs Safe Climate Australia.
Ahead of the G - 20 meeting in Australia later this week, a new report by an
Australian think - tank convincingly punctures
coal industry claims that
coal is an essential part of the solution to lack of access...
Ian Dunlop was an international oil, gas and
coal industry executive, chairman of the Australian Coal Association and chief executive of Read more about Ian Dunlop: Community, institutional and corporate leadership essential -LSB-
coal industry executive, chairman of the
Australian Coal Association and chief executive of Read more about Ian Dunlop: Community, institutional and corporate leadership essential -LSB-
Coal Association and chief executive of Read more about Ian Dunlop: Community, institutional and corporate leadership essential -LSB-...]
Since pretty much the start of the National Electricity Market more than a decade ago, the
Australian power
industry has regarded the annual Electricity Statement of Opportunities (ESOO) as their bible to help pinpoint where a new
coal or gas - fired generator might be needed to meet rising demand.
It also helps explain the vehemence with which the
Australian natural gas
industry has in the sought exemptions for LNG exemptions from carbon pricing on the potentially specious basis it's cleaner than
coal.
Australians who are intelligent enough to see the damage that climate change will bring with it, and who have not been corrupted by the greed that is associated with the
coal industry, are fiercely opposed to allowing any more
coal mining.
The renewable energy
industry employs just as many people as does the
coal industry and is at least as good for the
Australian economy.