| The coal industry has certainly contributed to Australia's wealth, but like heroin destroys addicts and those around them, our coal buzz is helping to destroy the environment that supports us and rehab will be a costly affair.
According to a 134 page report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) entitled "CO2 Emissions From Fuel Combustion" (PDF), Australia's coal and peat related emissions grew from 73.2 million tonnes in 1970 to 220.9 million tonnes in 2009. For the period 1990 to 2009, the emissions belched by the burning of coal and peat (the latter a minor component in Australia) jumped 61%...............................................Full Article: Source
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