Queensland coalmines to rival electricity sector for climate pollution by 2030, report finds
by Graham Readfearn from on (#6EGND)
Eighteen new coal projects represent carbon bomb' that should not be approved, conservationists say
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Emissions of methane that escape from Queensland coalmines will rival the state's electricity sector for climate pollution by 2030 if a clutch of new projects are allowed to go ahead, according to a new report.
Conservationists have identified 18 new coal projects in development in Queensland - most of them targeting coal to export for steelmaking - that will represent a carbon bomb" and should not be approved.
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