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title: Greens propose $19b plan to subsidise coal workers under transition away from fossil fuels
description: The Greens have revealed a $19b plan to subsidise coal workers under the transition away from coal, offering to underwrite half their wage for a decade.
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# [Greens propose $19b plan to subsidise coal workers under transition away from fossil fuels](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/greens-propose-19b-plan-to-subsidise-coal-workers-under-transition-away-from-fossil-fuels)

 Written by [Greenpeace Australia Pacific](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/author/greenpeace-australia-pacific) | Thursday, 24 February 2022

The Greens have revealed a $19 billion plan to subsidise coal workers under the rapid transition away from coal, offering to underwrite half their wage for a decade to prevent Australia "sleepwalking into the closure of the coal industry".

The Dalrymple Bay coal terminal in Queensland – one of the world’s largest coal ports – is looking to establish a new green hydrogen production and export facility as it plans for the future beyond coal. 

And more than 70,000 broken coral fragments have been replanted in the Reef using a special clip under a program sparked by a mass coral bleaching event in 2016. 

[Greens unveil $19bn plan to subsidise coal workers to transition away from fossil fuel jobs](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/feb/25/greens-unveil-19bn-plan-to-subsidise-coal-workers-to-transition-away-from-fossil-fuel-jobs)

The Greens have proposed a $19bn plan to diversify fossil fuel-reliant towns and subsidise the wages of coal workers who transition into new jobs. 

[Major Queensland coal port to investigate pivot to green hydrogen exports](https://reneweconomy.com.au/major-queensland-coal-port-to-investigate-pivot-to-green-hydrogen-exports/)

The Dalrymple Bay coal terminal, one of the world’s largest coal ports, will conduct a feasibility study to assess the viability and scale of a potential hydrogen production facility as it looks to a future beyond coal.

[Broken coral fragments now reproducing in major milestone for Great Barrier Reef program](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-24/reef-coral-nurseries-replanting-fragments/100856382)

Scientists say a program that sees broken pieces of coral salvaged from the bottom of the sea floor and reattached using a special clip is achieving results, with more than 70,000 broken coral fragments replanted off Cairns and Port Douglas. 

[UK backs Australian invented hydrogen storage tech to cut use of fossil fuels](https://reneweconomy.com.au/uk-backs-australian-invented-hydrogen-storage-tech-to-cut-use-of-fossil-fuels/)

The UK government will fund a demonstration of an Australian invented hydrogen energy storage technology as part of an effort to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels – which have recently been the subject of massive price spikes and shortages.

[Russian attempts to 'weaponise' energy likely to fast-track European efforts to go green](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-25/russia-invasion-of-ukraine-europe-renewable-energy/100858538)

Energy experts say any attempts by Moscow to cut off European gas supplies are likely to backfire by fast-tracking the continent's shift away from fossil fuels towards renewable power.

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