Category: coal-fired power plant

Feds Reject Proposal to Allow Coal Workers Early Access to Pension Benefits

The federal government has rejected a proposal that would allow coal workers to obtain early access to their Canada Pension Plan (CPP) benefits for workers who face “earlier than planned” retirement due to climate regulations. A letter by Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson in response to a parliamentary committee report making the proposal, said the…


Communism, Money Behind Net-Zero Push: Australian Senator

A Queensland senator has argued that money and communism are behind the push for renewable energy. Speaking to The Epoch Times, Liberal senator Matt Canavan said that the net-zero agenda is largely pushed by two groups, Western corporations and the Chinese Communist Party. “Those two forces coming together have proved diabolical and very hard to counter…


Victoria’s Biggest Coal-Fired Generation to Close Its Doors 10 Years Early Amid Push for Green Energy

Victoria’s biggest power plant will be shut down by mid-2035 instead of the mid-2040s, up to a decade earlier than planned, as its owner transitions to renewable energy. Energy giant AGL Energy said the early closure of its coal-fired generation Loy Yang A, which locates in Latrobe Valley in the Southeast of Melbourne, will avoid up to…


Global Shift to Renewables Could Cost $120 Trillion: Australian Energy CEO

The world will need to pour trillions of dollars into the energy sector if it wants to reach the net-zero target, according to the CEO of Australia’s largest electricity operator. Frank Calabria, Managing Director of Origin Energy, which operates Australia’s largest coal-fired power station, has also urged to “bring as much coal supply back into…