Aussie coal mines could see the world smash through 2°C limit

Australian coal exports could fuel plans to build thousands of new coal fired power stations around the world which threaten to undermine national commitments to reduce carbon emissions made at the Paris climate summit and take global emissions beyond the 2°C limit to avoid catastrophic climate change.

An expert analysis, released today by a group of four research organisations known as Climate Action Tracker (CAT), found that emissions from new coal fired power plants could take emissions from the sector 400% higher than levels needed to stay below 2°C.

Read Jon Walter’s story on RenewEconomy - “New Australian coal mines threaten world’s chance to stay below 2°C.”