‘Absolutely perverse’: climate scheme could reward Australian coalmines whose emissions rise
by Adam Morton Climate and environment editor from Environment | The Guardian on (#6F8X4)
Exclusive: Analysis says under Labor's revamped safeguard mechanism some coalmines could more than double their emissions and still benefit financially
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Ten coalmines could increase their greenhouse gas pollution until 2030 while being financially rewarded under an Albanese government climate policy that is meant to cut industrial emissions, according to a new analysis.
The analysis of how different facilities are treated under the safeguard mechanism - the government's main policy to deal with major polluters - has prompted calls for changes to deal with this perverse outcome" and require every coalmine to take additional steps to cut emissions.
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