Australia expects to continue to sell coal 'for decades into the future'

Australia has said it intends to continue selling coal 'decades into the future' - despite pledges at the COP26 summit from more than 40 countries to reduce their dependence on the fossil fuel.
The country's Resources Minister Keith Pitt said the government had been clear it wouldn't be closing coal mines or coal fired power stations.
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[@QZDog123]

Whilst also complaining about the ozone layer depleting… this has to be the definition of hypocrisy!

[@thane816]

If the ozone layer is depleting, why is there ozone pollution in Los Angeles?

[@tommosclassics6621]

Just don’t buy it simple !!!

[@elainetalbot2947]

Why .

[@benjaminpicton5224]

not possible to stop

[@mrlomrlo7353]

exactly supply and demand

[@mrlomrlo7353]

@@sounduser yup of course, not going to be an overnight change, no matter what greta says

[@mattross83]

Exactly! It’s not Australia’s fault, we have wind power! The problem is the countries that are burning it.

[@Mike-ry4ti]

2:04 Karen wants coal money but no coal industry 🤣

[@truethat7681]

God bless Australia from India. We need your coal, iron ore, natural gas, lithium and rare earth minerals for our economic growth.

[@EA-js1me]

Enjoy that 999AQI toxic air

[@dotexe55games31]

While the Drax Power Station in the UK burns the equivalent of 25Million trees per year in wood pellets :-/

[@mrlomrlo7353]

Wasnt drax in guardians of the galaxy

[@originalunoriginal4055]

Wow! For how many years has this been going on?

[@mikhailtolstykh4104]

Good!

[@mbembaconteh7818]

The best way to deal with climate change is to keep fossil fuel in the ground

[@benjaminpicton5224]

tell that to russia and china

[@mbembaconteh7818]

@@benjaminpicton5224 I never knew Australia has a fossil fuel economy like the middle east 🙄. The dirtiest fossil fuel

[@oskarleite]

Ok professor 😂.

[@alvanrigby6361]

The best way to deal with climate change is to adapt. Humans have been doing this for ever.

[@bluemoon3264]

Why not because soon after WW3 starts and the MAD option is used any worries about pollution is 100 % irrelevant ...

[@zelenskysboot361]

Nuclear winter will require coal fire somewhere😃

[@mrlomrlo7353]

ww3 will only happen if trump comes back

[@originalunoriginal4055]

The irony is, the more they mine for coal, the more they effect human health, resulting to shorten of human life/dieing earlier!

[@williamanthony915]

When India and China started using coal, their life expectancy sky rocketed. Coal has no effect on human health. According to WHO, the only type of pollution that kills is indoor pollution from burning wood and dung to cook. People do this because they don't have access to clean sources of energy like coal.

[@zainzoala1083]

They will have to choose between " Mining or increasing heat & Bush fires. Lol Why didn't they move to different economy then depending on mining.

[@benjaminpicton5224]

because the demand for coal is still there....

[@mrlomrlo7353]

a bit like me telling them to speak german instead of english, takes time, investment, planning and generally the ppl there will be against it but climate activists thinks it can be done with a click of a finger with no consequences

[@johnhutchinson2981]

@@benjaminpicton5224 And growing.

[@jeffalves5494]

Sell to Europe

[@LHRTW]

It is sold to Japan and India

[@sarwanal913]

Keep sell coal the world needs it.

[@angliscsaxon1288]

Wonderful news keep mining that coal Australia 👍😁

[@ydnallah1541]

Good on em 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@aarondavids5798]

Good lads

[@mattross83]

So if the product is diesel or gasoline then it’s the fault of the person who burns it, but if the product is coal then it’s the fault of whoever gets it out of the ground? That’s just stupid.

[@Angel_Sundark]

Without coal no more BBQ so they do good.

[@patrickmoloney2970]

Great to hear...it will keep millions alive and above the poverty line...while the rich countries will fight how to be more righteous than other people.

[@delatroy]

Sound thanks.. 👍

[@adamturner2204]

The dude talks about social deprivation and jobs being lost as if that won't happen *everywhere* when climate change takes hold. His community should be supported to transition towards a sustainable future and Australia of all places (bushfires the size of Belgium anyone??) should be leading on this.

[@miguelmelchior986]

Greed will win this battle. This is a wealthy country refusing the emergency..

[@johnhutchinson2981]

@@miguelmelchior986 The climate change is just a scare and a hoax.

[@benjaminpicton5224]

3:01 What will happen to the people living there? Look at wales in 1985, depression in all the valleys, same thing will happen there.

[@mrlomrlo7353]

depression, maybe prozac

[@patton9696]

Nuclear energy is the future.

[@Reactivate100]

Reducing the worlds population by 80% is the future? 🤷‍♂️

[@SUB2-TypicalCity-MancunianWay]

@@Reactivate100 aka c ovid

[@mrlomrlo7353]

nuclear missiles is the future

[@mrlomrlo7353]

@@Reactivate100 reducing the worlds population by 100% is the answer, let the earth heal

[@emanuelheitz7314]

good for them!

[@Mr_Chris__]

The coal industry still has an important role in the economy and to keep people in jobs. The problem is the scale in which it is burned which causes so much pollution. Coal-fired power stations are the biggest users of coal, they ought to gradually change to solar or wind power generation. Burning a little coal at home in the countryside won't do much harm.

[@chrisgriffiths2533]

No, They Must Change Fast. The Problem is How to Convince Them ?. The Labor Party and Coalition have Convinced the Coal Workers this is as Good as it Gets. Which is Not True.

[@davidcurry4433]

Well done Australia 🇦🇺 don't be pushed around by tree huggers..

[@goosegreen4008]

Those poor miners! How are they going to buy their third land cruiser and trips to Bali? I’m genuinely concerned for them.

[@midlandgeordie]

They should have changed years ago….selfish Australia being selfish

[@JLneonhug]

*To China.

[@Love_N_Let_Live]

As long as it's not to China or any of it's BRI buddies that have Chinese coal plants, I'm not too mad about it.

[@mrlomrlo7353]

yes its ok for white countries australia, no one mentions russia, same old same old

[@Love_N_Let_Live]

@@mrlomrlo7353 It's not about race, color, ethnicities, etc. Don't sell coal to Russia or it's few trade allies either. It's about not supporting the most evil terrorist organization responsible for the most bloodshed in human history, the CCP.

[@rexcrandell6267]

Astralia should ban coal sales to China for two years. The coal prices would soar and help Australia.

[@johnhutchinson2981]

Actually it is the other way round. China has opted to bypass Australian coal and buy the cheaper poorer grade coal. Coal is now bring record prices and the demand shows no sign of slackening. Australian coal mainly goes to japan and India. Climate change is a hoax and unfortunately governments are subsidising renewable energy systems which is costing taxpayers a lot of money.

[@euy7957]

IQ of kangaroo

[@dennisspqr]

Anyone who doesn't get in 2021 that coal is a no go is a burden to humanity.

[@thane816]

Read the "Moral Case for Fossil Fuels" and "Franks, Romans, Feudalism and Doctrine."

[@iminewithelsprowebcom9111]

Another successful payment confirmed just now ⬆️⬆️⬆️ with their amazing service Kudos to them

[@StoatDog]

Planet before people

[@sharronkin2636]

That's depressing

[@mrlomrlo7353]

take prozac

[@jetaddicted]

Boycott Australia.

[@mrlomrlo7353]

girlcott australia

[@alvanrigby6361]

China tried doing that. It was like water off a duck's back.

[@foed65]

yes coal will be around for a long time, but the the chinese trains that will be used to haul it will not

[@mrlomrlo7353]

where are the chinese trains going

[@foed65]

@@mrlomrlo7353 sims metal, they will never be the quality of the traditional made train.

[@mrlomrlo7353]

@@foed65 they will just produce more, easy solution

[@markbaker2370]

Its difficult to choose. Poverty over environment

[@dhrtiwalter8670]

Should’ve never started burning coal

[@js543]

Even in hindsight this wasn’t possible to advance as a species

[@muntee33]

What a useless opinion piece. Obviously designed to invoke an emotional response, not to report, inform and question.... Is this the Skynews standard? What a joke, a secondary school pupil with a biased and opinionated perspective could have produced this waste of time and money.

[@marcosgoldenvoice]

They should have turned to alternative energy a long time ago. They would be keeping their jobs and saving the planet. Now, they will learn the hard way. We humans made our beds...

[@user-ww1yg1fq5r]

Climate change is a con to bring in the new slave system world wide. Who pays the most to promote the con BANKS.

[@paulhoskin3286]

Australia don't care

[@alvanrigby6361]

Just like India, China and Russia

[@toram6210]

30 years left on coal ? I think the world ended

[@dhrtiwalter8670]

That coal dust awful breathing that is no good!

[@mrlomrlo7353]

should be wearing a mask anyway

[@mrlomrlo7353]

@anonymous one better then radiation

[@dachochiyo3992]

Shameless

[@originalunoriginal4055]

Wow! Before they know it, they'll create a hole in the planet!

[@pablocholambua9011]

Whenever we see again koalas getting burned, just throw coal at them.