Poll reveals 82% disagree with export coal expansion plans

Walk Against Warming, November, 2007: More than 5000 people took to the streets of Perth to demand climate action from Australia's leaders. With two weeks until the federal election, over 57 cities and towns held walks, including Thursday Island.

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An Essential Research poll reveals that 82% of Australians want Australia’s coal exports capped or reduced. Export coal expansion plans in Queensland alone would create additional global greenhouse pollution equal to 80% of Australia’s total current emissions; or the same as the CO2 pollution from 65 average sized coal-fired power stations.

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