Renewable, but not exactly clean: Climate report hints at debate over NZ s newest power plant
8 Feb, 2021 09:00 PM
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The Ngawha Power Station reduces Northland s need to get power from elsewhere, but its emissions are significantly higher than most other geothermal stations. Photo / Top Energy
The Ngawha Power Station reduces Northland s need to get power from elsewhere, but its emissions are significantly higher than most other geothermal stations. Photo / Top Energy
The Climate Change Commission s advice to the Government calls for a major change to electricity generation, with more wind and low-emission geothermal and less coal and gas.
But what about the high-emission geothermal?
GRAPHIC - India s coal imports by source: tmsnrt.rs/3cQPQij
LAUNCESTON, Australia, Feb 8 (Reuters) - India’s coal imports have revived in recent months to close to pre-pandemic levels, but the market shares of the countries supplying cargoes has shifted, mainly as a result of China’s dispute with Australia.
India imported 17.56 million tonnes of thermal and coking coal in January, according to vessel-tracking and port data compiled by Refinitiv.
This was down slightly from December’s 17.74 million tonnes and 18.02 million in October, but a touch above November’s 17.54 million.
Overall, the last four months has shown that India’s appetite for imported coal has returned, after taking a blow in the middle of last year as the government locked down the South Asian nation as part of efforts to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Domestic supply of coal during the April-December period of the ongoing financial year stood at 489.89MT, Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi said in a reply in the Rajya Sabha.