‘Largest ever’ NSW coalmine plan will put pressure on state’s net zero target, watchdog says
by Graham Readfearn from on (#6N6DN)
EPA says proposal to keep Hunter Valley Operations mines going to 2050 would release almost 30m tonnes of CO2
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The New South Wales environment watchdog says a plan to extend the life of a Hunter Valley coal-mining complex to 2050 is the largest coal-mining proposal ever put forward" in the state.
Plans by Yancoal and Glencore to keep its joint-venture Hunter Valley Operations (HVO) mines in the Upper Hunter region going would see almost 30m tonnes of CO2 released, the EPA said in a letter to the state's planning department.
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