The Australian Conservation Foundation said green-lighting the project ignored climate science.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SYDNEY - Australia’s centre-left Labor government said on Friday it will approve a new coal mine for the first time since it won power a year ago, sparking an angry reaction from environmental groups.
Though relatively small in scale, it is the first new coal mine to be given the go-ahead by the government, which swayed many voters by promising to slash planet-warming carbon emissions after a decade of Australian foot-dragging on climate action. “Since the election we’ve doubled renewable energy approvals to a record high,” the spokesperson said in a statement. “The government will continue to consider each project on a case-by-case basis, under the law.”The Australian Conservation Foundation said green-lighting the project ignored climate science.
“Wherever in the world our coal and gas is burnt, it makes climate damage in Australia worse. More flooding, longer heatwaves, worse bushfires.”
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