Greg Hunt: no definite link between coal from Adani mine and climate change

Australia's environment minister denies he failed to consider impact of a coal mine on the Great Barrier Reef, court documents show

The federal environment minister has argued in court that coal from Australia's largest coalmine would have no "substantial" impact on climate change and as a result he did not need to consider whether it would affect the Great Barrier Reef.

The Australian Conservation Foundation challenged Greg Hunt's approval of Adani's Carmichael mine, alleging he failed to consider the impacts the burning of the coal from the mine would have on climate change and hence on the Great Barrier Reef.