New South Wales Mining has come under fire for running an ad which claims the state’s “high quality” coal is “needed for energy security … for many years to come.̶…

New South Wales Mining has come under fire for running an ad on its website which claims that the state’s “high quality” coal is “needed for energy security” – and “needed for many years to come.”

Climate group Climate Integrity filed a complaint with the ACCC on Wednesday claiming these statements were misleading and deceptive conduct under the Australian Consumer Law.

  • TenderizerEnglish
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    6 days ago

    Coal is currently needed for steel production (the technology isn’t yet there for clean steel), but in no universe is it critical for energy security.

      • TenderizerEnglish
        2·
        6 days ago

        Green steel is a thing, but not economically and at scale. I think “technology” might not be the right word, actually a think the core limitation is cheap and abundant renewable energy. Once renewable energy become cheap enough and enough electric arc furnaces are built we’ll have green steel. Until then though we need metallurgic coal.