The role of clean coal technologies in reducing emissions

Australia's first carbon capture plant near
 Biloela in central Queensland. This
method is just one emissions reduction
 strategy that scientists say should be considered.

The term 'clean coal' has been high on the political agenda in the wake of widespread energy black-outs in South Australian recently.

For opponents, clean coal is derided as oxy-moronic.

But the Federal Government argues it's a legitimate way of maintaining energy security at times when intermittent renewable sources cannot.

The Australian Science Media Centre engaged three prominent scientists and researchers in the field for a briefing on clean coal and whether it was a pipe dream or reality.

The scientists agreed there was a need to look at all electricity sources and assess their ability to be incorporated into existing systems.

They also agreed that the language and terminology used by politicians, proponents and opponents failed to encourage mature, scientific discussions.

Read the ABC Rural story - “The role of clean coal technologies in reducing emissions.”