Saying it showed how serious the Government is about action on climate change, Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has confirmed that yesterday’s approvals for three new coal mines that will emit 1.3bn tonnes of greenhouse gas, were issued on 100% recycled paper. “We owe it to our younger generations to make sure that, when we’re rubber stamping the extension of coal mines for the next 30-40 years, that we do it on paper made from recycled kraf…

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Labor Shows Commitment to Environment by Issuing New Coal Mining Approvals on Recycled Paper — The Shovel

The environment minister has approved decades-long extensions to three coal mines, while her plan to create an Environment Protection Authority remains in limbo.

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Plibersek approves ‘1.3 billion tonnes’ of coal mine emissions

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Australia clears coal mine expansions in hit to green goals

(Bloomberg) — Australia approved the expansion of three coal mines, sparking criticism of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s administration and its efforts to keep emissions in check.

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Australia Clears Coal Mine Expansions in Hit to Green Goals

Federal Member for Queensland’s Hinkler electorate, Keith Pitt, has called for consistent policies around coal after Labor Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek approved the expansion of three Australian coal mines.
White Haven Coal’s Narrabri mine, the MACH Energy Australia mine at Mount Pleasant, and the Ashton Coal Operations mine at Ravensworth were all granted expansion.
Narrabri is now set to operate until 2044 and Mount Pleasant will opera…

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Nationals MP Calls for Consistency After Labor Approves Coal Mine Expansions

The federal government has ticked off on extension plans for three NSW coal mines, allowing one of them to keep operating until almost 2050.Opponents of the approvals slammed the decisions as "shocking" and "the opposite of climate action" but Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek said she was simply acting in accordance with the national environment law.The approvals issued yesterday applied to MACH Energy's Mount Pleasant mine Yancoal Australia…

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'Shocking': Environment minister defends approval of NSW coal mine extensions

Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has extended the lives of three NSW coal mines, sparking fury from environmentalists who say…

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Conservationists slam Plibersek for 'shameful' coal mine approvals

Three Australian coal mines have been granted approvals for expansion by Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek. 
Federal Member for Queensland’s Hinkler electorate, Keith Pitt, has called for consistent policies around coal after Labor Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek approved the expansion of three Australian coal mines. White Haven Coal’s Narrabri mine, the MACH Energy Australia mine at Mount Pleasant, and the Ashton Coal Operations mine at…

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Australian National Review - Nationals MP Calls for Consistency After Labor Approves Coal Mine Expansions

Climate activists and organisations say environment minister Tanya Plibersek’s decision to approve the expansion of three thermal coal mines in north-western NSW will “supercharge climate change”. Kerry Smith reports.

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Labor approves coal mine expansions in the Hunter

Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action Media Release BUSHFIRE SURVIVORS FOR CLIMATE ACTION (BSCA) has spoken out in response to the news that Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has approved three new large coal mining projects in NSW: Whitehaven Coal’s Narrabri thermal coal project to 2066, MACH Energy’s Mount Pleasant thermal coal project to 2058, and Yancoal’s…

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