Don't fund coal mine, activists plead with Australian export credit agency

Green groups say the Resgen Boikarabelo project in South Africa will lead to worker exploitation and hinder Paris commitments

Environmental action groups including Greenpeace, Oxfam and GetUp have signed an open letter to Australia's export credit agency asking it not to fund a controversial new coal mine.

The groups say a loan to the proposed Resgen Boikarabelo mine in South Africa will lead to human rights abuses and hinder Australia's Paris commitment to keep global warming below 2C.