CLIMATE ACTION RADIO SHOW 

5TH JULY 2021 PRODUCED BY VIVIEN LANGFORD

TRANSITIONS FOR COAL IN COLLIE W.A, NEWCASTLE NSW and in SOUTH AFRICA

Guests

Luke Skinner - - Climate Justice Union WA - Home

Warrick Jordan - Hunter Jobs Alliance in NSW

Aaron Atteridge - Stockholm Environment Institute with his  Podcast: Futures Beyond Coal | SEI South Africa

Matt Bevan on ABC RN 1/7/21 - Infrastructure struggles to cope with record US/Canada heatwave - The Backstory with Matt Bevan - RN Breakfast - ABC Radio National

Tejopala Rawls - Thanks to the Climate Community

Federal Court rejects ACCC's bid to allow Port of Newcastle to develop container terminal - ABC News

How can the Hunter Valley diversify its exports from Newcastle if it cannot build a container port?

Are we condemning it to the export of coal?

Joe Biden blames climate crisis for deadly heatwave in western US and Canada | Extreme weather | The Guardian

Why are we subsidising coal exports as they fuel the climate crisis?

• Australia. With exports of 249.4Mtoe in 2018, Australia is the leading coal exporting country in the world — accounting for 29% of the world’s total coal exports.
• Indonesia. Indonesia is the second biggest exporter of coal globally, recording 220.3Mtoe in exports in 2018. The country uses about 19% of its coal production for domestic consumption.
• Russia. Holding the world’s second-largest proven reserves of coal, Russia is one of the leading exporters of the fossil fuel.
• US. Despite being the world’s third-largest consumer of coal, the US is also among the top five exporters of it, with exports of 66.3Mtoe in 2018.
• South Africa. With 49.2Mtoe of exports in 2018, South Africa is the world’s fifth-biggest supplier of the fuel. However, its coal exports remained largely unchanged over the past decade