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Clean coal stealing funds from renewables

Clean coal funds are robbing renewable energy

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CAPRICORN Conservation Council vice-president Ian Herbert says money spent on clean coal should be funding renewable energy technology.

Clean coal technology is an umbrella term used to describe technologies being developed that aim to reduce the environmental impact of coal energy generation such as carbon capture and storage (CCS).

Herbert claims clean coal is still unproved and Australia would be far more advanced if the funds were spent on developing renewable energy sources.

The representative says even if clean coal is proven, workable clean coal technology is still at least 20 years off.

Clean coal funds are robbing renewable energy – Coal Mining

September 19, 2009 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, AUSTRALIA - NATIONAL, business, climate change - global warming | Australia, climate change, climate change - global warming, renewable