Australian coal burnt overseas creates nearly twice the nation’s domestic emissions

New data comes amid warning that world’s growing awareness of coal exports’ impact risks further damaging Australia’s reputation on climate Emissions from coal mined in Australia but exported and burnt overseas were almost double the nation’s domestic greenhouse gas footprint in 2020, according to new data.Australia and Indonesia were the biggest exporters of coal for making steel and burning in power stations, together accounting for 59% of the world’s seaborne coal market. Related: Covid sent Australia’s carbon emissions plummeting in 2020 to lowest levels in 30 years Related: ‘It’s like a rocket ship’: videos show coalminers behind the wheel of an electric car Continue reading...