Queensland coal lease rejected due to climate concerns

Queensland coal lease rejected due to climate concerns

Queensland's Land Court has recommended a mine lease extension be rejected unless the mine's operator can prove it will mitigate climate emissions.

Australian coal mine extension knocked back by court for failing to show proof it will cut emissions « Carbon Pulse

A Queensland court has recommended against the expansion of an existing thermal coal mine based on the lack of the evidence by its operators that they plan to actively mitigate emissions.

Study questions Australian mine's methane reporting

Sydney (AFP) Mar 26, 2025 An Australian coal mine may have significantly underestimated how much greenhouse gas it belches into the atmosphere, researchers said Wednesday after publishing the findings of a monitoring mission. The UN's international methane observatory worked with Australian scientists to fly sophisticated sensors over Queensland's vast Hail Creek mine, run by commodities giant Glencore. Two moni

Australia: Glencore mine has significantly underestimated methane emissions, according to Admin FCE study 26 Mar 2025 - 05:43 The Glencore Group's Hail Creek Australian mine may have significantly underestimated its methane emissions to the atmosphere, according to a study published on Wednesday in Environmental Science & Technology.The United Nations International Methane Observatory collaborated with Australian scientists to fly over the vast …

Methane from giant Queensland coal mine could be eight times more than reported, says new study

The UN-backed study used aircraft-based measurements to extrapolate what the Hail Creek coal mine may have actually emitted in FY2023. The post Methane from giant Queensland coal mine could be eight times more than reported, says new study appeared first on RenewEconomy.