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Indian infrastructure conglomerate Adani Group is set to face fresh trouble in Australia as the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF), an activist group, on Monday challenged the approval for Carmichael coal mine, which Adani wants to dig in Queensland’s Galilee Basin, in the federal court.
However, Adani Group said it is confident in the soundness of the government’s approval of the mine, and said ACF’s announcement was politically motivated.
On 15 October, the new Australian government re-approved Adani Group’s coal mine and rail project in accordance with the country’s environment laws, subject to 36 conditions. Australia’s environment minister Greg Hunt had said then that the approval is subject to “36 of the strictest conditions in Australian history”.
ACF said it will argue that the minister failed to consider whether the impact of climate pollution, resulting from burning the mine’s coal, would be inconsistent with Australia’s international obligations to protect the World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef.
“Coral reef scientists are telling us in just a few decades, warmer waters could bleach the Reef beyond recognition. This would be a tragedy for Australia and the world. Minister Hunt has acknowledged climate change is affecting the Great Barrier Reef, yet the approval of the Carmichael mine will create more pollution, make global warming worse and irreversibly damage the Reef,” ACF said.
Adani Group’s coal mine in Australia faces fresh legal challenge - Livemint
However, Adani Group said it is confident in the soundness of the government’s approval of the mine, and said ACF’s announcement was politically motivated.
On 15 October, the new Australian government re-approved Adani Group’s coal mine and rail project in accordance with the country’s environment laws, subject to 36 conditions. Australia’s environment minister Greg Hunt had said then that the approval is subject to “36 of the strictest conditions in Australian history”.
ACF said it will argue that the minister failed to consider whether the impact of climate pollution, resulting from burning the mine’s coal, would be inconsistent with Australia’s international obligations to protect the World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef.
“Coral reef scientists are telling us in just a few decades, warmer waters could bleach the Reef beyond recognition. This would be a tragedy for Australia and the world. Minister Hunt has acknowledged climate change is affecting the Great Barrier Reef, yet the approval of the Carmichael mine will create more pollution, make global warming worse and irreversibly damage the Reef,” ACF said.
Adani Group’s coal mine in Australia faces fresh legal challenge - Livemint
