Coal-fired power
Journal article
The value of health damage due to sulphur dioxide emissions from coal‐fired electricity generation in NSW and implications for pollution licences
The health impacts of air pollution are increasingly recognised, with the main sources being transport, electricity generation and biomass burning. There is extensive public debate about the transition of the electricity sector away from coal-fired generation, but the health effects are not being heard in this debate.
Report
Prospects for a HELE USC coal-fired power station
This report outlines a detailed examination of the viability of high efficiency low emission (HELE) coal generation and its potential contribution to Australia’s energy mix.
Briefing paper
Clean coal: briefing paper
This briefing paper demonstrates that there's no such thing as 'clean coal' and that Australia must pursue a renewable energy future.
Report
High impact opportunities for energy efficiency in China
As the largest energy consumer in the world, energy efficiency and conservation have been prioritized in China to meet its fast-growing appetite for energy as a result of industrialization and urbanization, as well as to alleviate environmental pressure and tackle climate change. Evidence from analytical and case studies shows that High Impact Opportunities (HIO) for...
Report
Boom and bust 2017: tracking the global coal plant pipeline
According to the report, the combination of a slowed new coal plant pipeline and an increase in outdated coal plant retirements brings the possibility of holding global temperature increase to below 2°C above pre-industrial levels “within feasible reach,” provided countries continue to step up action.