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Greenhouse gas emissions from coal mining and gas up by 13%
2013-10-24 09:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Greenhouse emissions from coal mining and gas production increased by almost 13% in the year to March, offsetting declining emissions from electricity production to leave Australia's annual emissions virtually unchanged. The environment minister, Greg Hunt, claimed the result was "proof' the carbon tax -- that he intends to repeal -- has been a "pointless burden' on the economy. As Australia's coal, gas and coal seam gas production increases, so-called "fugitive' emissions released during mining...
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