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Re: The largest source of primary energy, COAL




by lilian07 » 27/11/16, 07:39

The gradual closures of the Charbon power plants in France to the benefit of renewable energy hides the impossible closure of nuclear power plants. This is already a necessary first step to reverse the trend.
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Re: The largest source of primary energy, COAL




by Ahmed » 27/11/16, 19:18

These "virtuous" trends should not hide the fact that it is a question of categorical strategy: some countries with a high standard of living are affording the luxury of so-called "sustainable development" to consolidate investments in new facilities and thus maximize the dissipation of energy (to use the terminology of F. Roddier), or the financial flow * (which amounts to the same), while the countries of the periphery, like China and especially India (but not only) rely on a massive use of coal (especially as demand Decreasing central countries (excluding the US) tend to lower prices and thus make them more attractive.

* To succeed in creating new outlets for the enormous mass of capital which is struggling to find a profitable investment. Let us never forget that behind the fine "ecological" speeches hide all the trivial economic interests.
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Re: The largest source of primary energy, COAL




by moinsdewatt » 27/11/16, 20:15

IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, END OF CHARCOAL FOR 2025

November 09 2016

The British government has presented this Wednesday 9 November its plan of forecast for a complete elimination of the coal by 2025
. This announcement should be welcomed "as a clear signal from the international leadership on the climate," said French Climate Ambassador Laurence Tubiana at a time when the election of climate skeptic Donald Trump darkens the negotiations of the COP22.

A "radical and ambitious" approach, a "historic" change, the "end of the power of coal", there is no shortage of expressions to qualify the announcement of the British government. This measure should allow, according to the estimates of the plan, “to save” 124 MtCO2 between 2016 and 2030. Coal being a very polluting fossil fuel, “incompatible with the fight against climate change”.

"The government wants to see an orderly transition," said Greg Clark, Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. It provides for £ 730 million in annual support for renewable electricity projects. "Coal must take its rightful place in yesterday's history," said Christina Figueres, former executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. "Coal workers need another chance in the jobs of tomorrow."


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by Ahmed » 27/11/16, 20:24

"Coal workers need another chance in the jobs of tomorrow."

As if these measures were the result of moral considerations! ... : roll:
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Re: The largest source of primary energy, COAL




by moinsdewatt » 10/12/16, 20:44

Great Barrier Reef: Housing Starts at Giant Adani Mi-2017 Mine

AFP 06 December 2016

The start of the controversial giant Indian coal mine project Adani near the Great Barrier Reef, Australia's iconic World Heritage Site, is scheduled for mid-2017, the group said on Tuesday.

The Carmichael project, valued at 16,5 billion Australian dollars (11,1 billion euros), has attracted the wrath of ecologists. Not only will the coal produced contribute to the global warming that degrades the Great Barrier but also the raw material will have to pass through a port near the largest coral reef in the world, they argue.

The mine located in the state of Queensland encountered numerous legal and regulatory obstacles, which caused six years of delay in the start of the project. “We want to start construction in mid-2017,” said Jeyakumar Janakaraj, Managing Director for Adani Australia. "There will be pre-works that we want to start in June / July and we want to start the main work in the last quarter," he added, after a meeting with the Prime Minister of Queensland, Annastacia Palaszczuk.

The mine is expected to produce 60 million tons of thermal coal each year for India. The project also provides for the construction of 189 railway kilometers to transport the raw material. The project has been approved by both the federal and Queensland governments, but is still awaiting a groundwater license. Three judicial appeals are still pending, but Janakaraj said he was reassured by the authorities' support.

According to the Australian media, Adani is expected to receive a billion dollar subsidy for the construction of the railway, which Mr. Janakaraj declined to comment on. The prospect of public funding has sparked the ire of environmental advocates, who accuse the government of placing polluters' interest ahead of that of Australians.

“Any investment in coal in the XNUMXst century is a stillborn investment,” said the Australian conservation foundation. "The Australians are going to lose this money which will finance the death of the Great Barrier Reef." This year it suffered the largest coral slaughter ever observed, due to a very severe bleaching episode following climate change. The barrier is also threatened by agricultural runoff, economic development and the proliferation of acanthasters, starfish that eat corals.

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Re: The largest source of primary energy, COAL




by lilian07 » 11/12/16, 08:59

It is dramatic because it is possible that with the advanced technologies the coal take over the oil and on any other form of energy. The favorable situation of the beginning of the 20eme century for oil (liquid, energetic, abundant surface ...) can become unfavorable now because the coal is much more present in large quantity and surface on the planet. Moreover, the major industrial powers with high growth rely gradually on this resource because nuclear becomes less and less favorable.A less of a technological break that is slow to arrive ...
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Re: The largest source of primary energy, COAL




by moinsdewatt » 30/12/16, 17:26

Global warming still has a bright future ahead of him:

China wants to increase coal production by 2020

PUBLISH THE 30 / 12 / 2016
REUTERS BEIJING INFO

China expects its coal production to increase by 2020, and by that time it will close small mines and refocus the operation on about 15 coalfields.

Under the five-year plan for the coal sector, China plans to produce 3,9 billion tons of coal in 2020, against 3,75 billion tons in 2015.

At the same time, China's coal consumption is expected to rise from 3,96 billion tonnes in 2015 to 4,1 billion in 2020, an increase of 3,5%, the National Development and Reform Commission said.

Under the adopted strategy, the government intends to close small mines in eastern and northeastern China (Shandong, Jilin and Beijing), to concentrate coal production around 14 basins, where will be extracted most of the national production.

West China's coal-producing regions (Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi and Xinjiang) will increase production to 2,34 billion tonnes in 2020 and account for nearly 60% of domestic supplies over the next three years, the Commission added. development and reform.
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Re: The largest source of primary energy, COAL




by moinsdewatt » 04/03/17, 21:10

Chinese consumption of coal fell for the third consecutive year in 2016

AFP the 28 feb. 2017

China's coal consumption fell in 2016 for the third year in a row, according to official data released on Tuesday, as the country struggles to reduce its dependence on this energy source, which is largely responsible for pollution in its cities. The decline was 4,7% last year, and the share of coal in the energy mix now stands at 62% (-2 points over one year), announced the National Bureau of Statistics (SNB).

Despite this decline, China remains the world's largest consumer of coal, and it remains an essential fuel for its economy, providing 60% of its electricity. Figures released on Tuesday suggest that "coal consumption likely peaked in 2014," according to the London-based environmental organization China Dialogue. "However, fears persist about the possibility of a rebound in demand for coal if China continues to stimulate its economy through investments in infrastructure," she notes.

Burning coal for electricity and heating is responsible for most of China's greenhouse gas emissions. It is also the main source of the pollution haze that regularly hits Chinese cities: a "smog" that causes strong popular discontent.

In December, China's target was to reduce 800's annual coal capacity by 2020 by XNUMX, according to a government agency plan reported by the state press. Beijing says it wants to improve efficiency and safety conditions in production.

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Re: The largest source of primary energy, COAL




by Ahmed » 05/03/17, 22:30

It is interesting to reconcile the last two releases ...
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Re: The largest source of primary energy, COAL




by moinsdewatt » 20/03/17, 20:00

Amsterdam says goodbye to coal

Published 20 / 03 / 2017

The port of Amsterdam has announced that it plans to stop its coal imports by 2030. Traffic deemed outdated at the time of sustainable development according to the port authority.

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