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25 August 2020

Greenpeace AP: Air pollution from burning coal kills 800 people in Australia each year and makes thousands more ill

Air pollution from Australia’s ageing and increasingly unreliable coal-burning power stations is responsible for 800 premature deaths, 14,000 asthma symptoms among children and 850 cases of low birth weight in newborns each year, according to a ground-breaking report by Greenpeace.

https://www.greenpeace.org.au/news/air-pollution-from-burning-coal-kills-800-people-in-australia-each-year-and-makes-thousands-more-ill/

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5 Mar 2021

Environment Victoria: EPA fails on climate in coal power station licence review

Victoria’s environmental regulator, the Environment Protection Authority (EPA), has taken 1200 days to review the licences of three coal power stations and then failed to take any action on the greenhouse gases...
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1 Mar 2021

Queensland Conservation: Queensland’s Coal Emissions Keep Us On A Path To Disaster

The latest carbon emissions disaster shows Queensland's coal-fired power stations are still emitted too much carbon putting the state at high risk of climate disaster.
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27 Feb 2021

Greenpeace AP: UN: major emitting countries including Australia failing the Paris Agreement

Australia is among a number of nations that have failed to commit to addressing the climate crisis, according to a new report released by the United Nations today.
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