COAL IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT : AN INTRODUCTION TO COOPERATIVE RESEARCH IN AUSTRALIA
Cooperative Research Centre for Coal in Sustainable Development (CCSD), Queensland Centre for Advanced Technologies, Technology Court, Pullenvale, PO Box 883 Kenmore Qld 4069, Australia. E-mail : Frank.vanSchagen@ccsd.biz
Cooperative Research Centre for Coal in Sustainable Development (CCSD), Queensland Centre for Advanced Technologies, Technology Court, Pullenvale, PO Box 883 Kenmore Qld 4069, Australia. E-mail : Lila.Gurba@ccsd.biz
Abstract
Sustainable development presents a considerable challenge to the coal industry. Coal plays an important role in the Sustainable Future as the most widely used energy source in electricity generation and steel production. The paper outlines the cooperative coal research environment in Australia which is being managed within the framework of sustainable development: economic, social and environmental.