c/environment · by hanrahan@piefed.social · 4d

Australia’s new environmental protection agency approves coal project, angering climate groups

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/03/saraji-qld-bhp-bma-coal-project-approved-2055-angering-climate-groups

Australia’s new national agency for environmental protection has approved its first coal project, allowing a Queensland open-cut mine to keep digging until 2055 while clearing threatened woodland and koala habitat.

In the back of opening of Betaloo Gas

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/commentisfree/2026/sep/04/beetaloo-carbon-bomb-labor-cant-say-it-wasnt-warned

Albanese’s resources minister celebrating the Beetaloo carbon bomb is a hell of a choice

making it the world’s largest non-oil gas field outside the Middle East or Russia.

Vote Green

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Obituarykidney@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 4d

As the great Bliss n Eso once said, labor or liberal, they're the same as the criminals.

Eyekaytee@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 4d

Albanese’s resources minister celebrating the Beetaloo carbon bomb is a hell of a choice

It's not a carbon bomb, this is a carbon bomb:

Built for backup, contracted to run: Chinaʼs coal support system risks crowding out clean power

August 2026

New coal power plants entering operation in China reached the highest first-half year level since 2016, with 10 GW entering operation for every 1 GW retired, despite a policy shift towards tighter control of new project approvals. China commissioned 30 GW of new coal power, up 43% from last year, while retiring only 2.7 GW. Another 25.4 GW started construction.

https://globalenergymonitor.org/sites/default/files/2026-08/CREA_GEM_China_Coal%20power_H1%202026.pdf

For reference:

Australia currently has 22.5 gigawatts of coal fired capacity in the grid

They built Australia's entire coal fleet + 1/3rd MORE in the first half of 2026