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

Australian fossil fuel exports ranked second only to Russia for climate damage with ‘no plan’ for reduction

Bucket wheel dumping material at coal mine in Newcastle
The federal government’s strategy of approving new coal and gas developments that will export ‘billions of tonnes of emissions’ is inconsistent with climate science, Climate Analytics CEO Bill Hare has said. Photograph: Saeed Khan/AFP/Getty Images

Australia’s coal and gas exports cause more climate damage than those from any other country bar Russia, according to a new study that argues the country is undermining a global agreement to transition away from fossil fuels.

The analysis, commissioned by the University of New South Wales’ Australian Human Rights Institute, found Australia was the third biggest fossil fuel exporter on an energy basis in 2021, trailing only Russia and the US.

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