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\"Queensland<\/p>\n

Adding to the general crappiness across 2021 is another bit to help top it off. The first shipment of coal from Adani’s Carmichael mine in Queensland is ready for export.<\/p>\n

Construction of Bravus Mining & Resources’1<\/a><\/sup> Carmichael coal mine 160km northwest of Clermont started in June 2019 after all final approvals were received.<\/p>\n

The mine will produce 10 million tonnes of coal per annum and the company is keen to ramp up to that as fast as possible.<\/p>\n

Adani has previously stated:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe process of mining 10 million tonnes of coal per annum at the Carmichael mine will produce 240,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions.“<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That’s just the bit where they pull the problematic rock from the ground. The process of transporting and burning those 10 million tonnes of coal produced annually will result in millions of tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions, and this could go on for decades. Whether it’s burned here or anywhere else doesn’t make a difference as we all share the same atmosphere.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Add to the carbon emissions are toxins including particulate matter<\/a>2<\/a><\/sup>, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, mercury and arsenic. Mining and burning coal has a massive negative impact on human health; not to mention that of the wider environment.<\/span><\/p>\n

Adani\u2019s celebration of this first load makes a mockery of Australia\u2019s commitment to \u2018phase down\u2019 coal at the COP26 summit said the Australian Conservation Foundation<\/a> (ACF).<\/p>\n

The amount of coal Adani\/Bravus will mine each year is far less than what it originally intended. It has approvals for up to 60 million tonnes per annum. But in a world that really can’t afford to be burning any more of the stuff, it’s all bad news and helps reaffirm Australia’s status as a Typhoid Mary of fossil fuel emissions<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Adani “In Violation Of International Human Rights”<\/h2>\n

Many are still actively opposed to this mine for various reasons – not just environmental – and haven’t given up fighting it. Among them are the Wangan and Jagalingou people.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Adrian Burragubba, Nagana Yarrbayn Senior Elder and spokesperson for the Wangan and Jagalingou Cultural Custodian stated yesterday<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201cWangan and Jagalinagou people first said no to Adani\u2019s mine in 2012, and we continue to say no. Adani has never had Free Prior and Informed Consent from the Wangan and Jagalingou people.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Mr. Burragubba says without the approval from the Original Custodians, Adani is in violation of International Human Rights.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will continue to resist Adani\u2019s coal mine, practice our culture, and assert our human rights as the First Nations people of this country.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And more power to them for doing so.<\/p>\n

But perhaps market and other forces may also bring the mine undone.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo bank is prepared to fund the Carmichael mine, instead Adani\u2019s parent company is coughing up the finance,” says ACF. “With the world turning its back on coal, the future of this mine remains uncertain.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Unfortunately, the world isn’t quite ready to totally shun coal yet. Last week, Federal Minister for Resources and Water Keith Pitt3<\/a><\/sup> was crowing about<\/a> the December edition<\/a> of the Resources and Energy Quarterly (REQ) indicating thermal coal export values are expected to rise from $16 billion in 2020\u201321 to $35 billion in 2021\u201322.<\/p>\n

What Minister Pitt didn’t mention is a subsequent easing to $27 billion by 2022\u201323 is indicated.<\/p>\n

But that’s still a lot of coal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Adding to the general crappiness across 2021 is another bit to help top it off. The first shipment of coal from Adani’s Carmichael mine in Queensland is ready for export.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":57399,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[678],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-solar-battery-news","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nCarmichael Mine Coal Ready To Contribute To Climate Havoc<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Yet another bit of crappy news to top off 2021. 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