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Exclusive: Climate Change Authority chair says planning commission did not account for climate-related economic damage in NSWSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereA 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”. Matt Kean, the…
Published October 1, 2026 · Category: News
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Exclusive: Climate Change Authority chair says planning commission did not account for climate-related economic damage in NSW
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”.
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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 before giving it the green light to run until 2045.
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Originally published at www.theguardian.com.
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Exclusive: Climate Change Authority chair says planning commission did not account for climate-related economic damage in NSWSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereA 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”.Matt Kean, the chair of the Climate Change Authority and a former NSW treasurer and ener
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