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Greenpeace projects "this is what climate change looks like" onto the grounded coal carrier.
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'COAL CAUSES CLIMATE CHAOS' and 'THIS IS WHAT CLIMATE CHANGE LOOKS
LIKE' were beamed onto the side of the ship, which ran aground on
Nobbys Beach in Newcastle in the severe weather that recently hit NSW's
coastline. A laser was used so as not to hamper any salvage attempts to
refloat the vessel.
Greenpeace Australia Pacific CE Steve Shallhorn said the coal carrier was highly symbolic. “We know burning coal causes climate change and, consequently, extreme weather impacts such as the fierce storms that lashed NSW causing the Pasha Bulker to run aground. Yet very few commentators have made the ironic link between the coal carrier and climate change.”
The NSW state government is planning to massively expand Newcastle's coal exports and to open new mines, such as the mine recently approved at Anvil Hill in the Hunter Valley. This mine alone will contribute 27 million tonnes of CO2 each year - equivalent to doubling the number of cars on NSW roads.
“Every tonne of coal we burn here in Australia or export will return as climate change impacts,” Shallhorn said. “We are already seeing such impacts; severe droughts, bushfires and storms. These are predicted to become more frequent and more intense unless we make deep cuts to our own CO2 emissions, at least 30% below 1990 levels by 2020, and this cannot be achieved if Australia continues its reliance on coal.”
"Every tonne of coal we burn here in Australia or export will return as climate change impacts."
Greenpeace Australia Pacific CEO Steve Shallhorn
Greenpeace Australia Pacific CE Steve Shallhorn said the coal carrier was highly symbolic. “We know burning coal causes climate change and, consequently, extreme weather impacts such as the fierce storms that lashed NSW causing the Pasha Bulker to run aground. Yet very few commentators have made the ironic link between the coal carrier and climate change.”
The NSW state government is planning to massively expand Newcastle's coal exports and to open new mines, such as the mine recently approved at Anvil Hill in the Hunter Valley. This mine alone will contribute 27 million tonnes of CO2 each year - equivalent to doubling the number of cars on NSW roads.
“Every tonne of coal we burn here in Australia or export will return as climate change impacts,” Shallhorn said. “We are already seeing such impacts; severe droughts, bushfires and storms. These are predicted to become more frequent and more intense unless we make deep cuts to our own CO2 emissions, at least 30% below 1990 levels by 2020, and this cannot be achieved if Australia continues its reliance on coal.”
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