Australia’s ruling coalition victory may speed up coal project
The Queensland government will be under renewed pressure to approve the project, which has been slowed down over environmental concerns
Sydney — A surprise election victory for Australia’s pro-coal ruling coalition is ratcheting up pressure on the Queensland state government to approve development in one of the biggest untapped reserves of the fossil fuel. Adani Group’s Carmichael coal project is located in Australia’s huge Galilee Basin, which if fully developed has the potential to more than double Australia’s thermal coal exports. The opposition Labor Party, which fought on a platform advocating tougher action to combat climate change, has been accused by the Indian company of putting roadblocks in the way of the project and will itself face voters in 2020. “It’s an issue that they’ve tried to walk a tightrope on for quite some time,” said Chris Salisbury, a professor at the School of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Queensland, referring to the Queensland Labor party. “It might be getting to crunch time now.” Adani has federal approval to move forward, but the state government has...
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