Coal impacts could push 122 million people into extreme poverty by 2030.

Grist
By Nikhil SwaminathanMay 22, 2017, 5:30 pm143 pts
That’s according to a report from the global anti-poverty organization Oxfam, which specifically calls for Australia to stop propping up the coal industry — especially the $300 million in subsidies it’s offered up for a proposed mine in Queensland. “Against the backdrop of an imperiled Great…

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