Coal
Alternative labels
Coal mines and mining
Report
Tackling Australia’s coal mine methane problem
This report provides an overview of the policy levers and practices which could lead to a reduction in coal mine methane, and makes recommendations targeted at improving the measurement, reporting, mitigation and, ultimately, avoidance of coal mine methane emissions.
Fact sheet
Fact Check: We fact checked Barnaby Joyce on the relative size of fossil fuel exports.
Some Nationals MPs have expressed concern about the impact that cutting emissions to zero in net terms by 2050 would have on Australia's resources industries, particularly coal. RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates. Verdict: Mr Joyce's claim doesn't stack up.
Discussion paper
We can work it out
In 2018 Germany set up a multi-stakeholder group, the German Coal Commission. Its mission was to deliver a plan for the phase out of coal-fired power and to meet Germany’s 2030 emission reduction target. The Commission was a mechanism to negotiate the policies to end coal-fired power. This paper focusses on the successes, weaknesses and...
Report
Out of sight, out of mind: impacts of Japanese use of Australian coal
With collaboration between Japanese and Australian communities, progress is possible to reduce the damage caused by coal mining in Australia and coal consumption in Japan. The aim of this report is to support this collaboration.
Report
Mind the gaps: unused capacity and unfunded rehabilitation in Upper Hunter coal mines
The Australia Institute has called for a moratorium on new coal mines in NSW. The current gap in production between approved limits and actual yearly production shows that current operations are either unable or unwilling to meet production limits.