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The War on Coal

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The War on Coal
A general view of The Yallourn Power Station in Yallourn, Australia, on Aug. 16, 2022. Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images
John McRobert
Gabriël Moens
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On Nov. 25, the Land Court of Queensland rendered judgement in Waratah Coal Pty Ltd v Youth Verdict Ltd and blocked Waratah Coal’s thermal coal project on the grounds of climate change and human rights concerns. This 372-page judgement is important because it considers the alleged effects of the exportation of coal on climate change in the importing countries.
John McRobert is a civil engineer with over 60 years experience in the design, construction and maintenance of major infrastructure, and the study of extreme natural events on man-made structures. He founded CopyRight Publishing in 1987 to facilitate informed debate, publishing over 200 books, including seminal volumes by geologists and engineers on major Earth seismic events.
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