Exclusive: Greg Mullins calls for fossil fuel subsidies to be torn up as he blasts Labor over ‘incomprehensible’ coalmine approvals
Australia what are you down to?
Australia’s export of fossil fuels like selling drugs to ‘maintain’ lifestyle, former top fire chief says
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xilliah@beehaw.org 1 year ago
Deceptichum@kbin.social 1 year ago
Same as everywhere else, exploiting the planet for corporate profit.
unionagainstdhmo@aussie.zone 1 year ago
Could not think of a more noble cause
autotldr@lemmings.world [bot] 1 year ago
This is the best summary I could come up with:
The former New South Wales fire chief Greg Mullins has accused the Albanese government of an “incomprehensible” decision to continue approving new coalmines despite accepting global heating is adding to bushfire risk.
In an interview on Tuesday, Mullins – a member of the Emergency Leaders for Climate Action group – likened Australia’s continued export of fossil fuels to selling drugs, after he delivered a briefing to the crossbench about the coming bushfire season.
Earlier in September, the federal environment minister, Tanya Plibersek, approved an expansion of the Gregory Crinum coalmine in central Queensland, which produces metallurgical coal used in steelmaking.
Mullins said that unlike some members of the Morrison government, Labor “understands the problem of climate change” but its decisions on coal mines were “incongruous”.
Serena Joyner, the chief executive of the group, Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action, said the scenes of fires in the northern hemisphere – in particular in Greece and Canada – had been distressing.
Joyner’s group is asking the government to pause any further approvals for fossil fuel projects until promised reforms to environment laws, including the formation of an independent environmental agency, are completed.
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otl@lemmy.sdf.org 1 year ago
… as he blasts Labor over ‘incomprehensible’ coalmine approvals
What’s so incomprehensible about all this? It’s easy money. We don’t really suffer the consequences of burning coal here in Australia (yet?).
Nonameuser678@aussie.zone 1 year ago
I’ve been arguing this for years! We sell that high quality black coal that keeps everyone coming back for more.
unionagainstdhmo@aussie.zone 1 year ago
Haven’t heard that take before, but I like it