It's time to move Queensland past coal

Incoming Queensland Premier, Steven Miles, has finally refused Clive Palmer's Galilee coal fired power station. This is an important moment, that you have helped bring about. It's the first time the Queensland Government has refused a coal fired power station and is a sign of their commitment to building a renewable energy future for Queensland. We are excited that Minister Miles has taken a stand against continuing to develop coal fired power as one of his final acts before becoming Premier.

However, the Government is still refusing to accept the climate impacts of new coal mines developed here. Queensland's Coordinator General has recently recommended that the new Winchester South greenfield coal mine be approved in the Bowen Basin. This mine will release more than a million tonnes of fugitive emissions directly in Queensland's atmosphere, as well as more than 500 million tonnes of carbon dioxide into the global atmosphere.

Queensland's Department of Environment and Science, under Minister, Leanne Linard, has until 22 December to make a decision on Winchester South.

Thank Steven Miles for his leadership and ask him to make sure Minister Linard and DES protect our climate by refusing the Winchester South coal mine.

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Use this form to ask Steven Miles, Leanne Linard and the Department of Environment and Science to refuse the Winchester South coal mine by 22 December.

Dear Ministers Miles and Linard,
Thank you, Minister Miles, for recognising the devastating impacts Clive Palmer's new coal fired power station in the Galilee Basin would have on Queensland communities and ecosystems, and refusing it. 
I am urging you and the Department of Environment and Science to apply the same logic and refuse the Winchester South coal mine. Your government has the opportunity to protect the human rights of future generations, particularly of Indigenous people whose Country is already being affected by climate change. You have the ability to choose clean industries, not destructive climate wrecking new coal projects.  
Please refuse the Winchester South coal mine. 
The Winchester South coal mine will cause immense climate destruction, producing more than 500 million tonnes of carbon dioxide when the coal is burnt, and adding nearly 500,000 tonnes of carbon pollution to Queensland’s own emissions account through fugitive methane emissions. 
It will also destroy another 2,000 hectares of Queensland koala and greater glider habitat, and drain 155 million litres of groundwater. 
This mine is completely contradictory to Queensland’s attempts to reduce emissions and we urge you to refuse it.
Queensland needs to be building clean energy and industries that will support our communities for the long term, instead of approving coal mines that will plunder our resources for short term financial gain and cause climate chaos.

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