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Tim Flannery warns of adverse climate impacts if South32 coal mine expansion approved
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 about the mine’s environmental impact
South32 is seeking approval to expand its Dendrobium mine, west of Wollongong, until 2048.
It plans to use a longwall mining technique to extract 78 million tonnes of metallurgical coal for steelmaking
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