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Coal's days are numbered, top government adviser says

The federal government's top energy adviser Kerry Schott says the plunging cost of renewables will force Australia's remaining coal plants to close even earlier than planned, as mining giant BHP renewed calls for a price on carbon to urgently slash national emissions.
The Morrison government's failure to produce an emissions reduction plan for the electricity sector and general inaction on climate change have been credited with helping to drive a massive negative swing in the Wentworth byelection, which is expected to cost it the seat and force it into minority government.
A new report by consultants Wood Mackenzie forecasts that renewables will become the main global source of energy by 2035.
"This is the point of no return, and represents a new era for the energy industry," it says.