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International Energy Agency wrong to forecast coal’s demise : Comments
By Tom Harris, published 19/5/2026Coal is unfashionable, but still indispensable. The world’s energy numbers prove it.
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Posted by ttbn, Tuesday, 19 May 2026 8:23:31 AM
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As Australia transitions - as if it is actually happening when it is obviously not. Fossil fuels still provide 90% of our power requirements.
Coal-fired power stations will gradually close? At our peril. It won't happen. We need more fire-powered stations. Albanese should be copying the Chinese commos on that.
What should be closed down, not "gradually" but immediately, is the Net Zero Economy Authority.