The Greens have urged the Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek to consider the emissions and climate impact of billionaire miner Gina Rinehart\u2019s proposed expansion of a coal seam gas project in Queensland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to reports today, South Korean steel maker Posco will partner with Rinehart to lift production at the Senex venture in the Surat Basin with work set to begin in coming weeks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The plan still needs approval by the Environment Minister and comes just days after the Albanese Labor Government passed their 43 per cent climate target bill through the Lower House. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Greens Environment Spokesperson Senator Sarah Hanson-Young said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAny new or expanded coal or gas projects will blow Labor\u2019s already weak 43 per cent target out the water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cApproving more coal and gas in the midst of a climate crisis is reckless and dangerous. Minister Plibersek should rule this one out too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt is clear we need a climate trigger in our environment laws to require the Minister to consider the impact the emissions from the project will have on the climate crisis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe comments from the Resources Minister backing in the future of coal and gas are a very worrying sign. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIf the Albanese Labor Government is truly committed to tackling the climate crisis then making sure they, and the government that comes next, don\u2019t approve projects that make it worse is a must.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGas is not a transition fuel, there\u2019s no shortage and expanding production only further lines the pockets of billionaires like Rinehart and big fossil fuel corporations, while making the climate crisis worse and doing nothing to lower power prices for everyday Australians.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Greens spokesperson for mining and resources Senator Dorinda Cox said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMining companies operating in the Surat Basin have repeatedly breached Native Title Land Use Agreements and have not enacted free, prior, and informed consent with Traditional owners and we simply cannot let it happen again. Enough is enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGovernments must stop destroying First Nations people\u2019s cultural heritage in favour of untaxed billionaires who get public funding and resources for free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Federal Government is heading the wrong way by creating a vision for Australia\u2019s future resources industry that is backed in by coal and gas. It should be focused on investing in green resources and creating a clean energy export industry, including renewables-generated fuels such as Green Hydrogen.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Greens have urged the Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek to consider the emissions and climate impact of billionaire miner Gina Rinehart\u2019s proposed expansion of a coal seam gas project in Queensland. According to reports today, South Korean steel maker Posco will partner with Rinehart to lift production at the Senex venture in the Surat Basin … Continue reading “Plibersek must choose: Rinehart or climate”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17718","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17718"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17718\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17719,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17718\/revisions\/17719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}