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National
Action Plan Aims for Cleaner Coal
A comprehensive plan for reducing or eliminating greenhouse
gas emissions from the use of coal in Australia's electric power
generation was launched in Canberra today by the Minister for
Industry, Tourism and Resources, the Hon. Ian Macfarlane MP....
Media Release: COAL21, 24 March 2004. [pdf - 29KB]
Pictured: Minister for Industry, Tourism
and Resources, the Hon. Ian Macfarlane MP with COAL21 Chairman
MA (Tim) Besley AC launching the COAL21 National Action Plan,
Parliament House, Canberra, 24 March 2004.
See also: COAL21
National Action Plan Backgrounder [pdf - 36KB]
- Greenhouse
Benefits from National Coal Initiative
An important step in Australia's long term response to climate
change was taken yesterday in Canberra with the commencement
of COAL21, a national initiative aimed at significantly reducing
and eliminating emissions of greenhouse gases from coal based
electricity generation....
Media Release: Mark O'Neill, Executive Director, Australian
Coal Association, 28 March 2003 [pdf - 110KB]
Press Articles
The coal industry "isn't stupid enough to think just some
spin doctoring is going to work on this issue for too long",
says Australian Coal Assoc (ACA) head Mark O'Neill. He made the
statement to EM as accusations of sidelining renewables flew after
the launch of Coal21.
Article: from Environmental Manager newsletter, No. 477,
30 March 2004. [pdf - 22KB]
The program, dubbed COAL21, aims to have zero emission technologies
for coal widely available by 2021....
Federal Industry Minister lan Macfarlane recently announced the
full backing of the Government for the program....
Article: by Nigel Wilson, Energy Writer, in The Weekend
Australian, March 15-16, 2003. [pdf - 67KB]
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