True, but coal fired power stations are a protected species in this country. Look at the difficulties NSW and QLD governments are having in privatising them. They just can't let go - they are effectively in love with them.
Bigger picture - Rudd won't do anything to retire coal fired power as it might raise questions about hypocrisy - how could we continue to export coal if we moved away from it ourselves?
As a stepping stone to a carbon free country, at any time over last 10years we could so easily have implemented natural gas with solar/wind in tandem - with carbon savings of around 2/3 the present mix - but no way, COAL IS IT!
Not happy Kev!
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