It
is being reported the government will move to restrict the IPC from
considering the effects of "scope 3" greenhouse gas pollution when
considering coal mining projects, with new laws to be introduced to
parliament this week.
Scope 3 emissions are the greenhouse emissions produced when coal is burned at its final destination.
Lock the Gate NSW spokesperson Georgina Woods said
the legislation would be remembered by future generations as a shameless
capitulation to the coal lobby that would harm communities in NSW.
“The government is capitulating to mining industry
pressure and winding back laws to address the most important strategic,
economic and environmental challenge of our century," she said.
“This is a regressive and fatal mistake that will be remembered for generations.
"New South Wales is right now experiencing a severe
and unprecedented bushfire season and one of the worst droughts on
record due to climate change. There is so little time left to prevent
the problem escalating beyond our control.
“The public expects all responsible agencies to use
the powers available to them to act to avoid harm to our communities and
our environment.
"This is absolutely the wrong move at the wrong time
for the Berejiklian Government. A petty political act of vandalism
against the urgent needs of their constituents, particularly those on
the frontline of global heating in rural Australia.
"Instead of pretending we have no stake in global
action on climate change, we need a plan that recognises that the Hunter
region will need to adjust to declining coal use worldwide and to
prepare our communities for the severe weather extremes that are bearing
down on us."
Published: October 22, 2019
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