Australia closes oldest coal plant; pivots to renewables

We export lots of coal, and also burn it to make steel. Let's see how this turns out in the long term.

Germany do opposite....

So, Australia, the world's leading coal exporter, is itself planning to go off coal. Well, better than nothing.......I guess.

The tricky part, he said, would be figuring out how to store this energy and pump it across the vast distances between Australian towns and cities.

Not tricky. Perfect conditions for transitioning to a hydrogen society. Use excess renewable energy to make hydrogen which can be stored and transported, AND used for transportation.

Good going, Down Under. Somebody has to lead the way to a cleaner planet.