Export Coal Briefing: Greenhouse pollution knows no borders

A recent Essential Research poll found that 82% of Australians want our coal exports capped or reduced, not expanded . Yet state government leaders, in particular Queensland Premier Anna Bligh, are pushing huge expansions: Queensland plans to double its export coal capacity by 2030, resulting in additional global emissions equal to 80% of Australia’s current national total. How can this be consistent with Rudd’s talk on working towards a global solution?