The Australian Government has reached the decision to reissue approval for the biggest new coal mine in Australia — Adani’s 28,000-hectare Carmichael mine in Queensland.
The Carmichael coal mine and Rail Project is an open-cut and underground coal mine located approximately 300 kilometers inland in remote central Queensland.
Greenpeace Australia yesterday condemned the federal government’s reapproval of the Carmichael mine, calling it ‘ a bad idea on every level ’.
“ Carmichael would be a complete disaster for the climate and the Great Barrier Reef, ” said Greenpeace campaigner Shani Tager . “ This project means more dredging in the Great Barrier Reef, more ships through its waters and more carbon emissions.”