Greenhouse emissions from Australia’s coalmines could be twice as high as official figures say

Ember thinktank report based on IEA estimate suggests coal contributes more to climate crisis than all the cars on Australian roads

Twice as much greenhouse gas could be leaking from Australian coalmines than is being reported in official government accounts, according to a new report using data from the International Energy Agency.

The report by Ember, a UK-based energy thinktank, said the IEA had recently increased its estimate of Australia’s methane emissions from coalmines by 59% after receiving new evidence from satellites monitoring the Bowen Basin in Queensland.

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(SOURCE) https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jun/08/greenhouse-emissions-from-australias-coalmines-could-be-twice-as-high-as-official-figures-say

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