Environment minister defends approval of Indian company Adani’s $16bn Carmichael mine,saying poorest should be able to construct their own decisions The Australian government approved Adani’s controversial $16bn Carmichael coalmine in Queensland because it was not a “neo-colonialist”power that tried to tell poor countries what to achieve, environment minister Greg Hunt has told a side event at the Paris climate summit.
Hunt was speaking about the coalition’s Direct Action policy at an OECD event on different climate policies when he was challenged by a questioner about why the government had approved the Adani mine given the enormous quantity of emissions its coal would create. Related: Coal from Carmichael mine 'will create more annual emissions than New York' Related: Shorten: Coalition rightwingers forcing Australians to 'pledge loyalty' to coal Related: Prominent Australians seek information from world leaders to consider ban on new coalmines Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com