Editor’s choice
Editor’s choice
part of Futures beyond coal
Recorded in mid 2019, this episode delves particularly into the effect that politics has on the way communities in mining regions are supported (or not) in transitioning away from coal mining.
We hear from Professor Roy Green, Chair of the Port of Newcastle which is the world’s busiest coal port. We stop by think-tank The Australia Institute and talk with their Chief Economist Richard Denniss and Research Director Rod Campbell about the political dynamics around coal mining and the problems this creates for coal communities. And we speak with Karen Cain, CEO of the Latrobe Valley Authority in Victoria which was set up to help the region diversify its economy away from coal mining and coal power stations.
Roy Green
Professor, Chair of board
Richard Denniss
Chief Economist
Rod Campbell
Research Director
Karen Cain
CEO
Workers hard hats are hung on a fence outside Hazelwood power station in the Latrobe Valley, after its closure in 2017.
Photo: Aaron Atteridge / SEI
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