The last coal-fired power station in the UK shut on September 30, hot on the heels of the UK Labour government rejecting proposals for a new coal mine.
Contrast with the hypocritical Aussie Labor counterpart relying on "no legal reasons" for refusing huge mine expansions rather than giving a principled "no" in view of its commitment to slowing global warming with 43 per cent domestic emissions reductions by 2030. That 90 per cent of thermal coal is exported, thus moving emissions elsewhere, hardly provides grounds for comfort.
