Adani’s Carmichael
Coal Mine Controversy Part I
Adani is building the Carmichael Coal Mine and Carmichael Railroad Project at the Galilee Basin in Queensland state.
This will be the largest coal mining project in Australia and one of the largest in the World. Valued at USD 16.5 billion, the project is expected to produce 8–10 million tonnes of thermal coal a year.
Adani has set a 60-year life for the project. The Australian Government approved its construction last year. Galilee Basin forms the second biggest fossil fuel expansion on the planet behind the Western China.
From The Guardian:
Environmental groups have worked hard to link the development of the Carmichael mine to the destruction of the reef. Over the past two years, half the coral on the reef has been killed in bleaching events caused by rising water temperatures, mostly a result of climate change.
Scientists have said that for coral reefs to have any chance of a future, global warming must be stopped at 1.5 °C. Even if that could be achieved, coral reefs would be severely degraded. The terminal will be expanded to accommodate coal from the Carmichael mine, which will involve dredging. This is notoriously problematic for surrounding coral, since it stirs up sediment, which degrades water quality and starves coral of sunlight.
Part II coming soon…
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