“Carmichael would be a complete disaster for the climate and the Great Barrier Reef,” said Greenpeace campaigner Shani Tager. “The federal government and Environment Minister should be in the business of protecting the Reef and the climate, not giving mining companies licence to destroy them.
“This project means more dredging in the Great Barrier Reef, more ships through its waters and more carbon emissions.”
Re-issuing the approval for the Carmichael mega mine is a bad idea on every level, but it doesn’t mean the project is any closer to happening, Tager said.
“We are appalled that the Australian federal government has chosen to reapprove the Carmichael project, but the reality is that Adani are a long way from getting the mine operational,” said Ms Tager.
“And that’s not surprising because it fails the triple bottom line — it would be an environmental disaster for the climate and the Great Barrier Reef, it would not make a profit, and it does not have social licence from the community.
“It’s a dangerous pipedream. Fortunately for the Reef, and the climate, Carmichael has been rejected by 14 major banks, Queensland’s treasury department has described the project as “unbankable” and no other investors are prepared to get behind a project that needs $16.5 billion.”
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