the energy generated over a period of time is affected by factors such as the capacity of the power station, the proportion of capacity being used, and the proportion of the power generated that is used within the power station to run ancillary services (such as cooling systems and boiler feed water pumps). [...] chance of meeting the 2°C target, the australia is one of the top ten countries energy sector’s carbon budget allows use in the world for the amount of gHg we of only about one-quarter to one-third emit to produce electricity—ranked ninth of all current remaining proven reserves (oeCD/iea 2013a)—and australia ranks of oil, gas and coal (excludes probable seventh when it comes to the quantity and p. [...] notwithstanding the ecosystems and great Barrier reef as in potential known toxicity of these the case of gladstone Harbour dredging metals and compounds, there are very for lng and coal exports, and the abbott few studies on the actual quantities of Point port expansion dredging proposed trace metals emitted from australian to be undertaken for the development of power stations and the health imp. [...] Some communities are also concerned unconventional gas fields due to the about the impact of fracture stimulating relatively shallow nature of the reserves, the coals to increase the recovery and the very large number of wells to be flow rates of gas. [...] incorporating CCS in their design will be challenging to finance in the australian Cost and finanCing of CCs market because of the substantial capital the costs of applying CCS technology investment needed, and the lack of to australian coal fired power stations a long operating history of overseas have high levels of uncertainty due to the facilities.
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