Indeed, some of the world's more environmentally progressive regions are nascent epicenters of
the new coal export trade, creating political tensions between business and environmental goals.
Stopping
any new coal export off the West Coast continues to be a major stake in the ground for the climate movement.
Hunt is the man who gave the go - ahead for a huge
new coal export facility at Abbot Point in Queensland.
Millennium Bulk Terminals (MBT), a subsidiary of Australia - based Ambre Energy, has proposed to modify the terminal to include
a new coal export facility and equipment for cement products imports and distribution.
And when Obama is ousted
new coal exporting facilities will be built and old ones expanded so hold on to your coal stocks.
Not exact matches
The 14 industries reporting growth in
new export orders in April — listed in order — are: Wood Products; Petroleum &
Coal Products; Nonmetallic Mineral Products; Furniture & Related Products; Computer & Electronic Products; Machinery; Paper Products; Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components; Transportation Equipment; Plastics & Rubber Products; Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products; Chemical Products; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; and Fabricated Metal Products.
For example, there should be substantial
new capacity, with limited declines in existing capacity, for several major
export commodities, including
coal, iron ore, alumina and especially LNG, with growth in the latter significantly boosting
exports in the December quarter 2004.
New energy value chains can emerge from Canada's uranium
exports to India, where, like
coal, Canadian
exports would be used as upstream inputs in producing energy for final consumption in India.
However, in the case of
coal, major increases in
export capacity will require better coordination between producers, infrastructure operators and governments, especially in respect of the financing and pricing of
new transport infrastructure.
Even without the environmental drive,
new railways from mines to ports, falling investment in
coal - fired generation and slowing power demand growth could see China's miners
export some of their surplus output at competitive prices, hitting regional miners and the viability of
new projects.
Those existing ports include Abbot Point, where India's Adani Group and compatriot GVK plan a huge
coal terminal expansion, and Gladstone, where ship traffic is set to increase sharply from 2015 as huge
new liquefied natural gas plants start
exports.
He asserts, however, that
coal is wrong for America and suggests
exporting any
new coal technologies to emerging countries like China and India, both of which depend heavily on
coal - derived energy.
From a proposed border tariff that could affect energy imports and
exports, to recent approvals for
new oil pipelines and an early rollback of regulations on
coal production, the Trump administration is likely to usher in significant changes in energy policy.
If the USA had taken Hansen's advice back in the late 1980's and gone on a crash program of building next generation nukes there was probably a chance we could be
exporting that technology now to China and India and it might have prevented the commissioning of many of the
new coal power plants they are building.
In reading a fresh assessment by Eric de Place of planned American
coal exports to China (noted via Climateprogress), I was reminded of a batch of reporting I did recently on Australia's
new carbon plan in light of its vast
coal exports (300 million tons a year now, nearly all to Asia) and plans for substantial growth (5 percent a year through 2020).
If implemented, proposals for scores of
new mines and mine expansions, along with expansion of railroad and terminal infrastructure, will lead to an even greater increase in Australia's
coal exports.
It saw a surge of activity last year as U.S.
coal exports increased 17 percent to set a
new record.
If the
exporting region is rich in
coal resources, like Shanxi, this line will mainly transmit
coal power throughout its lifetime, unless
new transmission investments are made to connect other areas with renewable resources.
All of this when they admit their
export of
coal from
New South Wales to Asia represents a gigantic economic bonus and a useful aid to developing nations.
No
new coal mines will be viable except in India to replace imports, and no
new export coal production will be needed.
Despite a decline in U.S.
coal production since 2008, dozens of
new mines are still being proposed, some to replace declining production at existing mines and others to provide
coal for growing
exports.
Overseas, large numbers of
new mines are being proposed in a handful of
coal exporting countries: Indonesia, Mongolia, Mozambique, and South Africa.
On July 17, 2012, Peabody Energy announced that, under
new agreements with Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, it would gain additional coal export capacity from Kinder Morgan's Deepwater Terminal and Houston Bulk Terminal in Texas, as well as increased access to the International Marine Terminal at Myrtle Grove, Louisiana, south of New Orlea
new agreements with Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, it would gain additional
coal export capacity from Kinder Morgan's Deepwater Terminal and Houston Bulk Terminal in Texas, as well as increased access to the International Marine Terminal at Myrtle Grove, Louisiana, south of
New Orlea
New Orleans.
Everywhere you look, people are shutting down fracking wells, stopping
coal export facilities, and challenging
new pipelines.
In November 2009 Cowlitz County approved Ambre Energy's proposal to establish a
new 5 millions tonnes per annum
export coal terminal.
China's
new coal importation policies are affecting Australia's thermal
coal exports, but there is some silver lining for thermal
coal from Down Under.
Our editors discuss recent price movements for thermal
coal for China, and more broadly for Australia and Indonesia including the status of Jakarta's
new shipping regulations for
coal exports
New coal mines and gas wells are a particular concern since most, if not all, coal and gas from NEW extraction projects will be export
New coal mines and gas wells are a particular concern since most, if not all,
coal and gas from
NEW extraction projects will be export
NEW extraction projects will be
exported.
Policies to ban logging on old growth forsts, end fossil fuel subsidies and ban all
new export coal mines (including Adani) are outlined here under «ENVIRONMENT»: www.sustainableaustralia.org.au / policies
«Action taken to increase Australia's capacity for fossil fuel production — such as increasing
export capacity or commissioning
new coal mines — is difficult to reconcile with the goals of the Paris Agreement,» the report says.
Here the focus is on
coal exports rather than domestic use since the NMBI petition calls for bans on
NEW fossil fuel extraction.
You can get inspiration from today's
New York Times article about I - 732 (and the fight over
coal export terminals).
Since 70 % of extracted
coal is currently
exported, it seems almost inevitable that the
coal from any
new coal mines would be
exported.
Greenpeace calls the technology a «false hope,» while the Natural Resources Defense Council cautions that CCS must be quickly developed in order to
export it to developing countries like China, which has been rapidly building
new coal plants with few, if any, pollution controls.
If all
new coal and gas extraction projects are slated for
export, why do state and territory governments even consider allowing
new fossil fuel extraction projects despite the climate imperative of keeping fossil fuels in the ground, and despite often fierce community opposition?
The Trump administration is considering forming «a
new, central institution» to advocate for natural gas and
coal technology and
exports, according to a document E&E News obtained from an administration source.
«That U.S.
exports of LNG to China could end up being worse from a greenhouse gas perspective than if China simply built a
new power plant and burned its own
coal supplies.»
In the
new version of «Northwest
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exports, what the
new proposals involve, and what the pollution consequences might be.
The
new office will be located in Singapore and will be used as a hub for
coal exports in the Asia - Pacific region.
Sightline is releasing a
new and updated research backgrounder today: it's a «frequently asked questions» about
coal exports from the Northwest.
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• Support for energy innovation today comes from those concerned about the high (and rising) economic costs, not to mention the foreign entanglements created by America's dependence on oil; the need for greater energy access in poor countries; diseases and deaths caused by air pollution, oil and gas drilling, and
coal mining and waste; and the potential for America to manufacture and
export new energy technologies at a profit.
One of the nation's most respected resource economists, Dr. Thomas M. Power, just released a
new white paper showing that
coal exports to China will increase that country's
coal burning and pollution, and decrease investments in energy efficiency.
Other Powder River Basin producers, including top US
coal miner Peabody Energy, have talked about the potential for a
new export facility on the West Coast, with Oregon and Washington being mentioned as the top locations of choice.
In conjunction with
Coal Action Network Aotearoa, CoalSwarm tracks operating and proposed coal mines, coal export terminals, coal seam gas projects, and other coal - related projects in New Zeal
Coal Action Network Aotearoa, CoalSwarm tracks operating and proposed
coal mines, coal export terminals, coal seam gas projects, and other coal - related projects in New Zeal
coal mines,
coal export terminals, coal seam gas projects, and other coal - related projects in New Zeal
coal export terminals,
coal seam gas projects, and other coal - related projects in New Zeal
coal seam gas projects, and other
coal - related projects in New Zeal
coal - related projects in
New Zealand.
Thank goodness environmental activists like Fred Felleman are fighting back, opposing plans for massive
coal export facilities, seeking to block
new LNG
export terminals, and attempting to scuttle Keystone XL and TransMountain tar sands oil pipeline expansions.
COAL INDUSTRY Major Coal Producing Regions: New South Wales; Queensland; Victoria; South Australia Major Export Ports: Newcastle; Hay Point; Gladstone; Port Ke
COAL INDUSTRY Major
Coal Producing Regions: New South Wales; Queensland; Victoria; South Australia Major Export Ports: Newcastle; Hay Point; Gladstone; Port Ke
Coal Producing Regions:
New South Wales; Queensland; Victoria; South Australia Major
Export Ports: Newcastle; Hay Point; Gladstone; Port Kembla
Companies most exposed to low
coal demand are those developing
new projects, focused on the
export market.
Shale:
new production economics, regions, and technology Imminent LNG
Export: Significant volumes, long timeline
Coal - fired Power Replacement: Gradual, large, predictable Liquids: rising gas production as an oil and NGL byproduct
The United States» federal
coal leasing program has come under increased scrutiny in recent years, as communities impacted by
coal mining and
export proposals, taxpayer advocates, and environmental groups have questioned the ability of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to ensure a fair return to US taxpayers and adjust to
newer challenges such as climate change and
coal export proposals.