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title: ‘All brown coal generation could withdraw by 2032,' says AEMO
description: Coal is set to be snuffed out from Australia’s electricity system up to a decade earlier, says The Australian Energy Market Operator,
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# ‘All brown coal generation could withdraw by 2032,' says AEMO
Friday, 10 December 2021
Coal is set to be snuffed out from Australia’s electricity system up to a decade earlier than planned under a radical blueprint for the power grid laid out by the The Australian Energy Market Operator, which runs the national electricity network.
Authorities are hopeful improved weather conditions will ease the threat from an uncontrolled bushfire threatening WA’s Margaret River region, which ripped through more than 5000 hectares of the Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park on Thursday night.
And the once ubiquitous Bogong moth has been added to world’s most threatened species, with researchers citing sustained impacts of climate change
[AEMO plan has coal snuffed out as early as 2040 in power revolution](https://app.meltwater.com/mwTransition?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.heraldsun.com.au%2Fbusiness%2Faemo-plan-has-coal-snuffed-out-as-early-as-2040-in-power-revolution%2Fnews-story%2Fa8ead57fe39d92094b5b3abdd9db8027&urlCategories=newsLtd&analytics=false&documentId=oKmpRTSZ_xzEwj-zLoZXCeDhpXU&transitionToken=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzUxMiJ9.eyJob3N0bmFtZSI6Ind3dy5oZXJhbGRzdW4uY29tLmF1In0.tyvzxwnT4YHYtOKwk-QXfhLIB-5fakWVeDsIsFbN-UKoLJR_SD3ZgVClMjrILbZY1pK5qxxShDGuqS6LG4A-kA)
Coal is set to be extinguished from Australia’s electricity system up to a decade earlier than planned under new modelling laid out by the Australian Energy Market Operator
[‘Canary in coal mine’: Bogong moth added to world’s most threatened species](https://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/canary-in-coal-mine-bogong-moth-added-to-world-s-most-threatened-species-20211208-p59fu7.html)
Worsening drought conditions over the past four years have drastically reduced the number of moths and landed the insect alongside some of the world’s most threatened species, as scientists warn its decline is the proverbial canary in the coal mine
[Bushfire continues to rage in southwest WA](http://link.newsletter.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=76fKcEeh4PVItpSA9Cs-2FOEMGnd77r-2F-2FG-2BxtUbsljffpOmNl6jT-2BkMchtskQWQbf-2Bjq05Yvir-2FGufDy8WoRaciTGTsuflUIiHANwDijetnK8EJyvf6XzapD33iT0skOhp77A-2FBdvWtaI0coSRcHTBBAQQfq4yA9kEwJdqQSXjsydlPALIo3gHi4lIBqML5qAK7KhoLQf9rnelxkXw59DFBJ4DPlxcIep-2FarCrlSI4Q9PY-2FjUNgW4YMwsTKn39W69yj3jk8kEHtx065pl6cz1WRfvz2kUmkKqpqPnnbF-2B-2F-2BfGtO9MhiIfa2u-2Flg-2BAzDiW7DylKg8ZaX7XtSdYrbohaVcFi6m8AoH5NWsdTjlLvHBvDhI5xtunSvGLXVQpJh9T4vVkYZ4TGSFQdsd90luvB1Q4SLOxKnqOxuTp08GViE5kFGE6C2yeLdzuk-2FiTxxtbvsuhziR5HgHveLO4ie3TIGG4vI8Y0a9MzSTj86x0TzXWiFUna7fOmR7BYnH54p8MYVIms0gbCuV0Yi2-2Bi6u-2FOncNtUKjGlP0iCQXGVavY-2FcPopshXDVktRHNF1Y4z4oA9rVfrXLX2y86CLKD8-2By6InRd6g1k2RPqBoWYGj3zjY4qN2dBZYtaX3vCsI4J7V2PdxHZCQ8f-2B8bkD8v4pdUCPxj8uPw781UGAC-2BGWtUvmz7-2FN8HivJViVG1d89HV7PhSgFn0aamLDGOWBlXvAdhUPkxQux-2FZnkwyRxmUzSj2GEtuaF0euaczxyN0-2BVx0MO57Ma-2BZ8yalZN-2B5ymiMMZWO-2FTQ-3D-3D7XsO_j5pgsxV6FjvqiSeBtd5yUExse5BR731SAUtDma9roMwL6htO5H57Djdlyg6qqZVXN5C6uEKrXcJ-2FGGLTlD6ydSYcuSY6xdm-2FQa0IWsNibzoBLHqeSXmsHvwe-2B6dRi21FwvUVVenb0nNw19PsOsNmbcINDCjyIOlROUbdFXsIO1NWWnh9cMVpHEJZOHY3jyZgOYcaxLiD2D2oHv5smf6RzIK5Up6PH5ICumybQR5OKew1Y-2F-2FRcjAyCa90j6AmJb0Y9y0v0fpS0dNcug307RDelMIsRNceoLJk70O4SZgtkBo8fznATUXfvQX-2Bpa2iIK6Qvyg42x9QX6yzqeQNeKhvtkCGfDvEE39qBbfhDmM43pDKJKOdyvD6mRsUAflsrOJY)
Fires are raging across parts of the Augusta-Margaret River Shire, 270kms south of Perth, as extreme heatwave temperatures engulfed the state
[Climate 'weaponised' as rivals front forum](http://link.newsletter.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=76fKcEeh4PVItpSA9Cs-2FOEMGnd77r-2F-2FG-2BxtUbsljffpOmNl6jT-2BkMchtskQWQbf-2Bjq05Yvir-2FGufDy8WoRacie4XgBMj4MBw3caq7UEbbi4g2Wk2KDX2Ay5AslQ5vRnz-2Bji-2F6znBOCdvnyZjv6Jd-2B7qge972IM2s7t5-2FSMKlE8Bc5EBtXzcxB8jCtuqa-2Bfrey7TJivrsREUqfJAfhCYyTEFekLYvVL1t4uzMYn7RtLb1gzDa1eJusUmspzdbXQVvClMBnSX0WCFqd9lIflY1kY2mmwF4PgHwu8u61c3P1eVuN92bAlVeBqzV2LVJMETc4R-2F4v-2BU2QZ6qdJTe3-2BXrgLyvC4NhnzqCQp-2Bi8xtYRF5z-2B3X9wPoLJO0oIFCQ4pOb0rdHcwucywr3oTTGaRb-2F0R5XyF8pIuSVpLkgT9qQzrl6AqdfkQt3y6YxJWf9D6Q6DP58APau7LIG-2FXgyqyCOsWTaQgFWAojt0xV89jTdBkAUVvWv98-2Fob30E8G3JuRu6esRDpCbgypiJPQ7KYETmAN7RA3Nh7sco2AphFCFy-2BRLoNNFoa4aAnxeknrEBZmUQ-2B1gWcAv-2FimZdQwVI-2FPQAUeuJlR-2BV8as13MVQgKPhNPxdNS6bNTbXDPfmVinkvcH8tEV0LWyrHJQpc2oJERBbR2dMzjY10cA-2BCyyUVihR9MbzLwkm-2B9PFj7bNJ7xweQFxcBXSvcwGUgPcIRoAqFyDH275H7L5LwfnBhIu9p1LKvVHhjtnzmXHULE0256k1xHV1BdA_j5pgsxV6FjvqiSeBtd5yUExse5BR731SAUtDma9roMwL6htO5H57Djdlyg6qqZVXN5C6uEKrXcJ-2FGGLTlD6ydSYcuSY6xdm-2FQa0IWsNibzoBLHqeSXmsHvwe-2B6dRi21FwvUVVenb0nNw19PsOsNmbcINDCjyIOlROUbdFXsIO1NWWnh9cMVpHEJZOHY3jyZgOYcaxLiD2D2oHv5smf6RzKoeBenBeFcIpBzJeCvR250QbNwrjEOc39CreuKwD39DmISDlz9sx-2F5uBkLSzcmmRY0peeUHRMvwgO-2FrZALm-2FGMF-2FNlq-2BPTLlq8Z46G0weYZyxemNAQH3eJhXZ6MQx6UkEvMRv8oZmfhhxKkRf6GmUqU2M6W8DDweILDNIQ01b6Q)
Energy Minister Angus Taylor and Labor's energy and climate spokesman Chris Bowen will pitch rival policies to the final day of the Australasian Emissions Reduction Summit in Sydney on Friday
[Scotland blows up Longannet chimney marking end to coal power](http://link.newsletter.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=76fKcEeh4PVItpSA9Cs-2FOEMGnd77r-2F-2FG-2BxtUbsljffpOmNl6jT-2BkMchtskQWQbf-2Bjq05Yvir-2FGufDy8WoRaciUVhHGv5DtMnNtCHySi8Bb8nzshx4MFhR8AeGSvoK1pbRn6VnyBQfY77jqtpzaHDY-2BRRjSG3DvWN-2Bq-2FTqGKQJaFYih04pXwHQ7w34R-2BbLYXJCLAN4ir9UkTEdsOTeioVaH022hRtEqw1NG-2B82v4IIvSCMu-2FYijMMuMihU1Uf6qr52wpEgRJoY-2FKlbaOnJDmsoVB5Fd-2Bvw3-2FpTaSsUj2F-2BZWoKPuWJWrZNF2X9U4mIOsYYf4bfqyi5sv2EM3ISqkYoNZLS-2F9PQuJbHby2ng2QWkyvvJnSSWVlqO3-2FHlMn28AXEceA8LsvsUGluVvjSPWxzfVaZRbsTEsjQrgmlkg1xs8s3S86uxEO7rUu8ABWCszFRS-2FYvp5VIl7OV373ivIVa4N7ZO3ldkmjZjsMx8R3kd4bq1Hcju6QZzSHoeWYBnk-2BUkiji589JniB8K-2FwiostudWeEOLxJcbXx7-2BshG88jw-2FaI4FiPlYnDn9ZfU2c1EyEbvXEssH-2FZxjgAJxxthhGSYDmB2cChowl3iHcA6SYTg0Tyr-2FhAmbTOpmB2PMaCTLI7maKjq6a8gEf4hwmspQAGZNi4QaqYPg7lCse86AQaLctwtglO-2BwDCvjEGSJUveiAZv8LiPBlEC-2Fgb22sgfKGP-2FUhAw5l7QfuRI-2BXtqdEA-2BwftBIKpzzdojfX3EagUtIY1dF3RCTuYkdXKSk-2FBrL8CA-3D-3D94Zv_j5pgsxV6FjvqiSeBtd5yUExse5BR731SAUtDma9roMwL6htO5H57Djdlyg6qqZVXN5C6uEKrXcJ-2FGGLTlD6ydSYcuSY6xdm-2FQa0IWsNibzoBLHqeSXmsHvwe-2B6dRi21FwvUVVenb0nNw19PsOsNmbcINDCjyIOlROUbdFXsIO1NWWnh9cMVpHEJZOHY3jyZgOYcaxLiD2D2oHv5smf6RzMeMt-2FXVYf-2BZtzAruo1xNYU-2FfASilb3CjyJYvf24JnKXqgDWubwxiBPvs1as-2BrEMZUpz238XHy5QLldY4W6mNbS0SY8tYnHLe7Sw8JtUj3T0Bv5TOxzhwNYZN2qBJtRIKb7d576Rf4BS-2BoGuTBXrbT6VP3hmhBDV-2BsT0rroRL8ky)
Scotland’s first minister, Nicola Sturgeon described the demolition as “a symbolic reminder that we have ended coal-fired power generation in Scotland, as we work towards becoming a net zero nation by 2045”
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