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Tim Flannery warns of adverse climate impacts if South32 coal mine expansion approved – ABC News
South32 is seeking to expand its Dendrobium mine to extract 78 million tonnes of coal over nearly 30 more years, a development Professor Flannery says poses an…
Prominent Australian scientist and climate change writer Tim Flannery has spoken against a planned coal mine expansion in New South Wales, warning of dire environmental consequences if it is to proceed.
Key points:
- The IPC is conducting three days of public hearings as it considers South32’s mine expansion plans
- The company wants to extract 78 million tonnes of coal from beneath Sydney’s drinking water catchment until 2048
- Climate change scientist Tim Flannery addressed the commission to raise concerns…
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