Coal Still Part of Australia’s Power Mix Until 2035

A study by the University of Queensland released on Tuesday said that Australia would have to include coal in its power

generation mix until 2035. Coal is one of the leading sources of greenhouse gas emissions and supplies 80 per cent of

Australia's current power requirements.

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Coal workers at the jointly-owned coking coal mines of BHP Billiton Ltd. and Mitsubishi Corp. have finally conceded to

accept a new enterprise agreement, effectively ending a two-year mining clash.

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John Foster, co-author of the study and professor of Economics, said an orderly transition is needed for Australia to at

least cut by 50 per cent its heavy dependence on coal. He added that despite the high carbon price at $23 per tonne, the

country's power system is not on track to reduce GHG by 80 per cent to meet Australia's 2050 emission targets.

"When you look into the engineering and all the details, you realise what a long time it takes to make these transitions -

20, 30, 40 years is the kind of time scale that you're talking about. To get 80 per cent by 2050, we'd have to be starting

right now with a fairly dramatically important shift," ABC quoted Mr Foster.

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