Matt Kean raises concern over climate crisis ‘isn’t someone else’s problem’ as largest coal project in NSW history greenlit

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Exclusive: Climate Change Authority chair states planning commission did not account for climate-related economic damage in NSW Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here A senior Albanese government climate adviser has challenged the state approval of the largest coalmining development in New South Wales’ history, arguing “climate change isn’t someone else’s problem”. The report also notes that Matt Kean, the chair of the Climate Change Authority and a former NSW treasurer and energy minister, questioned why the state Independent Planning Commission had not weighed the economic cost of climate change caused by burning the coal from the Hunter Valley Operations mine ahead of giving it the green light to run until 2045.

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