NSW coal mine approvals could undo work on net-zero emissions targets, analysis suggests
ABCThe NSW government has been lauded for its approach to climate and environment. Key points: The NSW government's Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap is expected to prevent the emission of 90 million tonnes of CO2 by 2030 But emissions from eight mining developments approved since 2018 are expected to produce 89 million tonnes of CO2 One NSW MP says every new coal project approved makes it "much harder to get to net zero" The NSW government has approved eight coal and gas developments since March 2018, when the Independent Planning Commission was established. NSW's path to net-zero 'totally undone' The NSW government approved these projects in spite of a goal it set in 2016, to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. The projects "appear incompatible with both the NSW declared goal of net zero emissions by 2050 and Australia's commitment to the 2018 Paris agreement", wrote Professor Ian Lowe from Griffith University in the analysis he conducted for Lock The Gate. The Department of Planning told the ABC: "The conditions of consent issued for these projects by the IPC contain comprehensive requirements to monitor and reduce air quality emissions including greenhouse gas emissions."
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