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Leave coal in ground, scientists urge govt
2013-06-17 08:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
sydney morning herald: Most of Australia's coal reserves will have to be left unburned if the world is to avoid catastrophic global warming, according to a major new report from the federal government's Climate Commission. The report puts the key science advisory body on a collision course with some of the nation's biggest export industries, and marks the first time a government agency has endorsed calls for fossil fuel industries to be phased out because of their contribution to climate change. Its findings mean that...
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