WORLD Building New Coal Plants Faster Than It Shuts Them

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A DOSE of global energy reality that should act as a shot in the arm for climate obsessed politicians who have recklessly bowed down to the green religion. Australian elected representatives, from both sides of the aisle, morally swooned into symbolic, unreliable and ‘unelected‘ green-energy sources that have destroyed Australia’s competitive advantage with power prices, now officially, the highest in the world.

MEANWHILE, the rest of the energy-sane world saves their virtuous eco-speak for Paris gabfests and moves forward with cheap, efficient and reliable energy sources that underpin economic strength and job security.

THE global coal-fired power boom Via The Australian :

Nations around the world are building coal-fired power plants at a faster rate than those being ­decommissioned. The plants under construction reflect a 10 per cent increase to the total global generation powered by coal.

New electricity generated by coal-fired plants will outstrip that which was retired in 2015 and 2016 by a factor of five.

With Australia facing a policy crisis over energy security and the winding back of reliance on coal, construction of new coal-fired power plants was increasing in at least 35 countries, according to data analysis supplied to the ­Nationals by the federal parliamentary library. China has 299 new coal generation units under construction, followed by India which is building 132. Australia’s closest neighbour, Indo­nesia, was planning a further 32.

Nuclear countries, including Japan and South Africa, were also increasing their exposure to coal-powered investment, with 21 new plants between them. Vietnam was building 34.

The data was requested by ­Nationals senator and party whip John Williams, who has argued that the carbon emissions produced by the new plants worldwide would eclipse Australia’s total carbon emission profile.

“We don’t have a tent over Australia … emissions are going up around the world because of these generators being built,” ­Senator Williams told The Australian. “We are bowing down to the green agenda which will make no difference to the world’s ­emissions.

“It makes no sense. We will de-industrialise Australia and let everything be manufactured overseas with higher emissions.”

The parliamentary library paper showed that 321 gigawatts of new generation would come from coal plants under construction globally. In 2015 and 2016, total coal generation retired amounted to 64 gigawatts.

Worldwide, the paper showed, there were currently 5973 units of coal-fired power generation. There are often multiple power-generating units within a power station. The number of new units under construction totalled 621.

It would take until 2057 for Australia’s 16 remaining coal-fired power stations to reach the end of their working life, with four slated to shut in the next decade.

Simon Benson (National Political Editor @simonbenson)

World building new coal plants faster than it shuts them | The Australian

Janet Albrechtsen on the mad politics behind Australia’s unreliable-energy debacle:

Australia’s competitive advantage as a country with cheap, reliable energy has been sacrificed…

Labor and the Coalition have allowed the politics of ­climate change to distort sensible energy policy. The only difference between the two major parties is one of degree, with Labor pushing a higher renewable energy target than the Coalition. In both cases, the climate tail is wagging the energy dog, with RETs and subsidies rendering investment in coal unviable, leading to gaps in baseload power, grid instability, blackouts and that insufferably high power bill on your kitchen bench. If renewables made economic sense without subsidies, the industry would thrive without an RET and without driving up energy ­prices. It’s hard to imagine a policy more certain to kill jobs and industry and drive investment offshore.

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See Also :

  • GREEN ENERGY FAIL – World Coal Power Development Up 43% | Climatism
  • “Green” Germany | Climatism

Energy Related :

  • IT’S OFFICIAL : South Australia Has The World’s Highest Power Prices! | Climatism
  • POLITICIANS Mad With Global Warming Theory Are Destroying The Economy And Hurting The Poor | Climatism
  • DIESEL – Keeping South Australia’s Lights On Til The Next Election! | Climatism
  • LIFE In A Fossil-Fuel-Free Utopia | Climatism
  • THE Twisted Irony of Deep-Green Energy Policy (RET) | Climatism

World Coal-Fired Power Surge Related :

  • Japan Infuriating Enviros By Building 45 New Coal Power Plants | Climatism
  • $7.5bn worth of coal-fired power plants planned for Vietnam | Climatism
  • Coal To Remain India’s Main Energy Source For At Least 30 Years, Govt Confirms | Climatism
  • China’s Production Of Electricity From Coal Surges To Record Levels | Climatism

 

 


6 Comments on “WORLD Building New Coal Plants Faster Than It Shuts Them”

  1. Frederick Colbourne says:

    Of course the world is building more coal-fired power stations than it shuts them. That includes Germany.

    Whatever the politicians say, they are not crazy enough to actually destroy modern urban society, except in parts of Australia and the whole of North Korea.

    But even Australia is now on the brink of waking up to the dangers of “Green” delusions.

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