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

Greenhouse emissions from Australia’s coalmines could be twice as high as official figures say

Coalmine near Newcastle, Australia
Plugging leaking methane from coalmines and other fossil fuel projects is one of the easiest measures Australia can take to cut greenhouse pollution, activists say. Photograph: Saeed Khan/AFP/Getty Images

Twice as much greenhouse gas could be leaking from Australian coalmines than is being reported in official government accounts, according to a new report using data from the International Energy Agency.

The report by Ember, a UK-based energy thinktank, said the IEA had recently increased its estimate of Australia’s methane emissions from coalmines by 59% after receiving new evidence from satellites monitoring the Bowen Basin in Queensland.

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