news Lane Cove Coal and Gas Watch asks, how can Lane Cove help?
Mount Pleasant Coal Mine in the Upper Hunter 4kms west of Muswellbrook
Our local MP, The Hon. Anthony Roberts, is the NSW Minister for Planning. He has the power to stop the largest coal expansion project in NSW since the Paris Climate Agreement came into effect. At a time when the world's largest economies, including Australia, must phase-out thermal coal use by 2030, the Mount Pleasant coal mine in the Hunter Valley wants to DOUBLE coal production and extend the life of their mine to 2048. As residents of the Lane Cove electorate, we have a special responsibility. Minister Roberts is the only person in NSW who can intervene now to stop the Mount Pleasant extension. That’s why Lane Cove Coal and Gas Watch has started a campaign to ask Minister Roberts to reject the proposed extension of the Mount Pleasant coal mine in the Upper Hunter (which is being assessed right now). We are expecting a recommendation from the NSW Department of Planning to happen in April, when this project is likely to be referred to the NSW Independent Planning Commission (IPC) for a final decision. The NSW Department of Planning has already recommended two 6 TVO
huge new coal projects for approval just in the last 8 weeks (Narrabri Underground and Glendell). If both of these projects are approved by the IPC (which is likely) they will add ~718 Metric tons of CO2 Green House Gas emissions to the atmosphere over their lifetimes (Australia’s total Green House Gas emissions were 518.9 Metric tons of CO2 in 2019). Mount Pleasant - on its own would add another 874 Metric tons of CO2 emissions. Former Chief Scientist for Australia - Professor Penny Sackett says "About 8 years remain at current emission levels before the remaining global carbon budget to hold warming to 1.5°C with at least a 67% chance is exhausted". If you would like to encourage Minister Roberts to say no to this extension please scan the QR code.
Source: Australian Conservation Foundation Environmental Investigations report 21st December 2021
Please scan the QR code to send an automated email asking Minister Roberts to stop this extension.
• Since the Paris Agreement took effect five years ago, the NSW IPC and its predecessor, the PAC, have approved projects responsible for 3.2 billion tonnes of climate pollution. • The total emissions for both approved and pending projects are likely to top 5 billion tonnes • The 5 billion tonne emission figure is roughly 36 times the total amount of emissions reported by NSW for 2016.
