Our kids will not forgive coal mine approvals
Climate Council Media Release
IN A DAMAGING MOVE, the Albanese Government has approved three massive coal mine extensions in New South Wales, locking in decades more climate pollution that “our children will not forgive” says the Climate Council.
The federal government has approved three coal mine extensions in the Hunter Valley: Whitehaven’s Narrabri Stage 3 Expansion, MACH Energy’s Mount Pleasant Optimisation, and Glencore and Yancoal’s Ashton-Ravensworth Extension.
Climate Council CEO Amanda McKenzie said: “At the midway point of the crucial decade for climate action, it’s shocking that 7 coal mines have been given the green light since Labor has come to power. Every decision like this betrays future generations. Our children will not forgive us for locking in more climate pollution for decades to come.
“These projects are forecast to pump out over a billion tonnes of pollution until 2048 – more than double Australia’s total annual emissions. Mount Pleasant will become Australia’s largest black coal mine, dwarfing Adani, while Narrabri could add 259 million tonnes of pollution and destroy 500 hectares of critical koala habitat.
“Under Labor, Australia is making strong progress on clean energy, but approving coal projects undermines our momentum. They can’t have it both ways – continuing to invest in fossil fuels pours more petrol on the out-of-control fire that is the climate crisis.
“Approving polluting coal mines undermines the government’s reputation as the world shines a spotlight on climate and environmental leadership at the upcoming Global Nature Positive Summit. It’s astonishing that Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek will represent Australia on the global stage after green-lighting coal mines, a contradiction that harms Australia’s credibility on nature and climate.
“Climate scientists could not be more clear; coal, oil and gas are causing immense harm and this will only get worse if we do not stop burning them. Australia must not approve new coal, oil and gas projects. If the government fails to listen to this advice, future generations will pay the price.”
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Return to home pageWell thats it we are all going to burn baby burn. How is it that the majority of the population does not see that our number 1 problem is climate change. Oh wait Murdoch media. Gina and Twiggy “Green hydrogen”
Bring on more educated articulate independants next election.
No livable climate= no life.
Labor are proving no better than the conservatives when it comes to cleaner energy priority. Since both major parties are influenced by big business one wonders who can be trusted to run government for the good of the people rather than for themselves. Maybe more independents is the way to go because the status quo are proving unreliable and untrustworthy.
“We are on the brink of an irreversible climate disaster. This is a global emergency beyond any doubt.”
The 2024 state of the climate report: Perilous times on planet Earth.
Thus spoke Zarathustra…nah, just a bunch of climate scientists, crying into their drinks, pulling out their hair in despair, punching walls in sheer frustration that no one’s listening, sickened to their bones that their life’s work and earnest endeavours to do the right thing by humanity appear to be marginalised by the majority of that humanity who continue to either actively engage or passively benefit via that active engagement in the accelerating destruction of the planet, the organic orb that supports life in its myriad forms and is being punched senseless by its alpha inhabitant, objectively, in the majority an utterly idiotic and stupid animal.
Times will emerge, no doubt, when pockets of rag-cladded humans reduced to scavenging will huddle around their fires and sing lamentations for what has gone…. Bye bye, bye bye, bye bye baby goodbye. Too little, too late, and no reason to shed tears of loss… the great experiment in consciousness an abject fail.