Tag: coal and poverty
![Solar energy is bring power to people in remote areas like Futuna in Vanuatu. Photo: Nic Maclellan/OxfamAUS
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Powering up against poverty: coal fired power is not the solution
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Emissions produced from burning coal for power are the single biggest driver of climate change. And climate change is a major threat in the fight against hunger. If Australia truly wishes to help bring low-cost energy to the world and build a bright economic future for itself, it’s time we stopped exporting dirty coal and promoting it as a false solution to poverty. Read more »