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Miners beg for green funding as Bowen spruiks electric future

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) •
November 10, 2026 • 06:48 AM
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One of the world’s leading research facilities for mining decarbonisation will close in 2027 unless governments commit to new funding arrangements.

Miners beg for green funding as Bowen spruiks electric future

One of Australia’s longest-running mining decarbonisation projects is begging the Albanese government for funding to remain viable, as Energy Minister Chris Bowen implores countries to more quickly deploy green technologies at a major UN climate summit.

The CO₂CRC facility in regional Victoria has issued an urgent funding request to the federal government to avoid the imminent closure of a carbon capture research project it says is critical to the decarbonisation of the mining and manufacturing industries.

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