Coalmine approvals in Australia this year could add 150m tonnes of CO2 to atmosphere

Expansion of metallurgical coalmine in Queensland will add 31m tonnes alone with activists accusing Albanese government of being reckless

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If we see war at a metaphor for fighting climate change this would be akin to sending tanks and ammo to the enemy.
I'm so glad we voted in the left wing of the neoliberal government this time.
sigh. We are doomed.
Why are we still pushing for coal mines? I would have thought australia would be ideal for solar in certain places.
- It is, but some of the richest people in Australia are invested in coal.
  
  Whoever could have guessed that "red neoliberals" wouldn't be the solution to decades of inaction by blue neoliberals?
  
  Well it always is down to something like that, but how depressing. I always think, just how much money do you need?
  
  Also if you are a great business person, why not diversify in what clearly needs to be future tech and infrastructure?
At this point it feels like we are just chemistry and the idea we have control is just an illusion.

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