Australia Rejects COP26 Climate Summit Demand to Stop Selling Coal

Simon Kentby Simon Kent

Australia has no intention of ending the sale of coal and intends to continue doing so for “decades into the future,” the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow learned Monday.

The decision by Canberra to back coal mining operations came after more than 40 countries pledged to eliminate use of the commodity within decades and the United Nations continues the push as part of its call to embrace green alternatives in a post-coronavirus reset world.

Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison made clear his intentions a little over two years ago when he slammed calls from radical climate activists to ditch coal – an industry worth $67billion a year to Australia’s economy.

As Breitbart News reported, strong demand from China and India for this electricity-generating commodity is driving the growth, as also seen in the U.S. commodity market.

 

full story at https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2021/11/08/australia-rejects-cop26-climate-summit-demand-to-stop-selling-coal/

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