The Australian energy Market Operator (AEMO) has published an integrated system plan which has embarrassed its political masters, suggesting that no new coal resources are needed, and precious little gas right now, because renewables are doing such a good job. The Coalition which is in power, made up of an alliance of center-right political parties, has consistently issued mixed messages on CO2 reduction, and on occasion has been almost Trump like in their love of coal mining and have toyed with climate change denial. AEMO’s Managing Director and CEO, Audrey Zibelman said, “The ISP analysis confirms that as our coal plants retire, the least-cost transition of the National Electricity Market will be to a highly diverse portfolio consisting of distributed…