Climate Changed
The Land Where Coal Remains King
Scientists agree that coal is choking the planet—so why is it so hard for governments to ditch? The first in a three-part series.
The Adani Abbot Point deepwater coal port near Bowen, Queensland, Australia.
Photographer: Tara Lambourne/Sea ShepherdFor Ann Taylor, the idea that Australia’s colossal coal industry should be tamed is risible.
Taylor is mayor of a council in Queensland state that already hosts 26 mines. She wants more added from the nearby Galilee Basin, a coal-rich area about the size of the U.K. that, if fully developed, could more than double Australia’s exports of the fuel.