Coal still on the agenda for some despite its tragic negatives

“Coal, meanwhile, is widely recognized as the most toxic and emissions-intensive fossil fuel. The leading worldwide cause of climate change, coal-fired power plants are the largest source of CO2 – greater than tropical deforestation or oil use for transportation. An immediate rapid transition away from coal-fired energy is essential to limiting global warming to 1.5°C (or the catastrophic 2°C),” and yet the Adani coal mine in Queensland is still on the agenda and would be authorised tomorrow is some of our responsible men had their way.

Quote from the book “Unprecedented Crime: Climate Change Denial and Game Changers for Survival” by Dr Peter Carter and Elizabeth Woodworth.

An 'Unprecedented crime'

Writing in “Unprecedented Crime: Climate Change Denial and Game Changers for Survival” Dr Peter D. Carter and Elizabeth Woodworth said: 

“In 2013, the year that atmospheric CO2 reached 400 ppm for the first time in over 2.5 million years, 163 elected representatives from the 113th Congress had “taken over $58.8 million from the fossil fuel industry that is the driving force behind the carbon emissions that cause climate change.”