Climate action in Central Queensland
The Environmental Defenders Office are representing Environmental Advocacy in Central Queensland in a legal action in the Land Court to overturn the Queensland Government’s approval of Blue Energy’s Bowen Basin gas project.
This is the first legal action for EnvA !
Environmental Advocacy in Central Queensland condemns Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek’s decision to approve the expansion of Idemitsu’s Ensham thermal coal mine near Emerald.
The Queensland Government’s refusal to back down over its deeply unpopular approval of Blue Energy’s Central Queensland gas field shows it cares neither for communities, nor climate.
Environmental Advocacy in Central Queensland is calling on the Queensland government to make sure that proposed coal mines are assessed in line with the State’s environmental legislation.
Koalas are more important than coal!
In very disappointing news, the first coal mine has been approved by the Labor government, despite them being elected on the basis of their commitment to addressing climate change.
At the same time, the Environment Minister has rejected the reconsideration of the climate impacts of three of the Living Wonders fossil fuel projects.
The Queensland Environment Department’s refusal of an environmental authority for Clive Palmer’s massive Galilee Coal Project is the latest sign that greenfield coal mines have no future in the Australia.
Local conservation group Environmental Advocacy in Central Queensland (EnvA) warns the community that Queensland Resources Council are running a scare campaign. The coal royalty increase is not going to impact on local jobs or investment.
A long-awaited report reveals that the area of unrehabilitated mined land in Queensland has grown even larger, even after laws were passed to supposedly improve the situation.
The Central Queensland community came together to celebrate Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek decision to refuse the Clive Palmer-owned coal mine Central Queensland Coal proposal on the weekend.
The mine was proposed to be just 10km from the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area and was going to directly impact on critically important environmental resources.
Today Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has confirmed that the Clive Palmer-owned coal mine 10km from the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area has been rejected.
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