{"id":277181,"date":"2023-09-04T14:04:26","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T12:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=277181"},"modified":"2023-09-04T14:04:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T12:04:29","slug":"australia-to-see-ongoing-blackouts-if-coal-fired-power-isnt-used","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=277181","title":{"rendered":"Australia to see \u2018ongoing\u2019 blackouts if coal-fired power &#8216;isn\u2019t used\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"417\" data-attachment-id=\"277187\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=277187\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0Screenshot-2023-09-04-140348.png?fit=980%2C565&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"980,565\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0Screenshot-2023-09-04-140348\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0Screenshot-2023-09-04-140348.png?fit=723%2C417&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0Screenshot-2023-09-04-140348.png?resize=723%2C417&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-277187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0Screenshot-2023-09-04-140348.png?w=980&amp;ssl=1 980w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0Screenshot-2023-09-04-140348.png?resize=300%2C173&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0Screenshot-2023-09-04-140348.png?resize=768%2C443&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@SkyNewsAustralia\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/yt3.ggpht.com\/Q-ry-JNiIiQtu7V8C3PdBFyOI-i4_bR_v8jpnkvKSAlgrLaZa40Zu1TQyfGVCGm9-49JxlOjng=s48-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj\" alt=\"\">Sky News Australia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Australian Chief Political Correspondent Geoff Chambers says it is \u201cpretty obvious\u201d from all the warnings if coal-fired power isn\u2019t used Australia will see blackouts both over the summer and ongoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe will see blackouts over summer and ongoing as well until there is enough gas, pumped hydro and renewables in the system,\u201d Mr Chambers told Sky News host Sharri Markson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; 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