In late September, the Albanese Government approved three new large coal mining projects in NSW: Whitehaven Coal’s Narrabri thermal coal project, MACH Energy’s Mount Pleasant thermal coal project, and Yancoal’s Ashton coal project, which together would create 1.4 billion tonnes of emissions, or triple Australia’s annual emissions from all sources. The Albanese Government refused to consider the climate impacts of these massive coal projects. 

This week on Wednesday 4 December, the Albanese government refused ‘reconsideration requests’ for three coal mines, Boggabri, Caval Ridge and Lake Vermont Meadowbrook. The requests were made by the Environment Council of Central Queensland (ECoCeQ) represented by lawyers from Environmental Justice Australia as part of the Living Wonders legal intervention.  ECoCeQ asked the Albanese government to reconsider the assessment of the coal mines, to assess their climate harm and how the climate pollution they would create could  impact Australia’s environment and threatened species. 

The Albanese government’s refusal to reconsider the assessment of the coal mines and not assess their climate harm paves the way for imminent approval of the Boggabri, Lake Vermont Meadowbrook and Caval Ridge coal mines. If approved these three mines would add more than 1 billion tonnes of carbon emissions to the atmosphere.

Right now, we need to make sure we expose Labor’s support for coal and demonstrate that the community won’t stop holding them to account on their commitment to act on the climate crisis.

Join your nearest SNAP action on 9th December to say: it’s time for Labor to kick a climate goal and STOP approving climate wrecking coal mines! 

JOIN YOUR NEAREST ACTION: MONDAY 9TH DECEMBER

SYDNEY

• 12PM - Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s office - 334A Marrickville Rd, Marrickville, Sydney. RSVP here

MELBOURNE

• 12PM - Peter Khalil's office - 466-468 Sydney Rd, Coburg. RSVP here
  

CANBERRA

• 12pm - Alicia Payne's office - 221 London Circuit, Canberra. RSVP here
  

BRING: Your mates and your placards!

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