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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Adam Morton Climate and environment editor

UNCOVERED: Highly implausible that new galilee basin coalmines would be profitable study finds | History Defined

stockpiles of coal
Analysis by German academics, developed in conjunction with Australian experts, found it was ‘highly implausible’ that mines in the central Queensland basin could run profitably. Photograph: Dean Lewins/AAP

Any new coalmines in Australia’s Galilee Basin, including Adani’s Carmichael mine, will not be economically viable in the long run under even the most generous assumptions about the future of the fossil fuel, according to an analysis by German academics.

The study, developed in conjunction with Australian experts, found it was “highly implausible” that mines in the central Queensland basin could run profitably and there was a high chance they would end up as stranded assets.

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