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General Category => World News => Topic started by: Dexter on February 11, 2019, 11:58:05 pm
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https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00545-8 (https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00545-8)
An Australian court has rejected an application for an open-cut coal mine because of its potential contribution to greenhouse-gas emissions and global warming.
The New South Wales Land and Environment Court turned down an appeal by mining company Gloucester Resources, which had sought to overturn a previous government decision against establishing a coal mine near the town of Gloucester in the Hunter Valley.
It is the first time a new coal mine has been rejected in Australia, the world’s leading coal exporter, because of the potential contribution to global warming.