Indian companies in Australian carbon emission boom
Adani
& GVK’s combined carbon emission from its Australian coal
mines would exceed 300mil tonnes annually says Greenpeace report
mines would exceed 300mil tonnes annually says Greenpeace report
Ahmadabad/Hyderabad,
September 19, 2012: A report released by Greenpeace has estimated the total
amount of carbon emission from the Australian coal mines proposed for a new
mining region to about 700mtpa. Adani and GVK are two Indian companies who plan
to set-up mega coal mines in Australia. The report ‘Cooking the Climate and
Wrecking the Reef’ estimates the impact of carbon emission on global climate
as well as the Australian Great Barrier Reef. (1)
Australia has begun the
process of approving up to nine new mega mines in the new mining region, the
Galilee Basin, five of which would be bigger than any existing coal mine in
Australia. If these mines proceed, when they reach maximum production, the
emissions from burning the coal would be over 700mtpa of carbon dioxide
(CO2). In other words, if the Galilee Basin was a country, it would
be the seventh biggest emitter of carbon dioxide pollution from fossil fuel
burning in the world.
According to Vinuta Gopal,
Greenpeace Campaigner, “Whether the Galilee coal resource is exploited will
shape the future of our children and our grandchildren. Adani and GVK have not
factored into their plans the massive impacts on global warming and the impacts
on the Great Barrier Reef, they continue to claim that the investment is safe,
while there are many questions as yet that hang fire”.
Adani’s Carmichael mine will
produce up to 60mtpa of coal which will create 128mtpa of carbon emission.
Whereas GVK’s three proposed mines will produce a total of 70mtpa of coal, which
when burnt, will release about 174mtpa of CO2. Greenpeace report estimates the
total carbon emissions of all coal mine projects in Galilee basin to the tune of
700mtpa, which is about 140mtpa more than the total annual carbon emission of
Australia.
Increase in coal production
and exports would result in increase in shipping traffic on the Great Barrier
Reef. This will increase the chances of damage caused to the world heritage
values of the Great Barrier Reef. “UNESCO’s world heritage committee has warned
the Australian government that failure to take protective measures would result
in the Great Barrier Reef being put in World Heritage “in danger” list.
Investing in this project would not only destroy the reef but also cause an
immense negative impact on global climate” added Ms. Gopal. (2)
Early last month,
environmental groups such as Sierra club along with Greenpeace had written a
letter to the Chairman of US Ex-Im Bank, Fred Hochberg, after GVK had publicly
mentioned it to be one of the financers. Mr. James Mahoney, Vice President -
Engineering and Environment, replied via a letter stating "we have yet to
receive a formal application for financing relating to this project, and we have
no information on its potential environmental effects. Only after an application
is received will it undergo extensive environmental, legal and commercial due
review before it is ever presented to Ex-Im Bank's Board of Directors for
action”. (3)
Greenpeace is calling for a
halt to the massive proposed expansion of coal mining and export infrastructure
across Queensland.
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