After COP21, Australia's moment in history: will it ban the Carmichael coal mine?

The Ecologist
Dec 18, 2015, 4:41 am54 pts
The Paris Agreement is facing its first big test in Queensland, Australia, writes Justine Bell. After a long process beset by legal challenges, the massive Carmichael coal mine is inching closer to approval - which would open up the entire 250,000 sq.km Galilee basin and its 28 billion tonnes of coal to…

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