Anglican church in Carmichael mine heartland to divest from fossil fuels

Diocese of Rockhampton, which covers Queensland gas and mining towns, votes to sell coal seam gas and thermal coal assets

The Anglican church in Australia's largest coalmining region, including the site of Adani's proposed Carmichael mine, has vowed to renounce interests in fossil fuels.

The Anglican diocese of Rockhampton, which includes central Queensland mining and gas towns across 20 parishes - the largest of which is bigger than Victoria - voted to divest from the likes of thermal coal and coal seam gas at a synod meeting on 20 May.