Australian Coal Exports A Better Choice Over High-Emission Alternatives: Deputy PM

In an interview in New Zealand, Richard Marles responded to criticism and questions about Australia’s commitment to the environment and regional security.
Australian Coal Exports A Better Choice Over High-Emission Alternatives: Deputy PM
Australia's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles takes a tour of the Sheffield Forgemasters site, where steel used in defence programmes including a future fleet of nuclear-armed submarines is manufactured on July 13, 2024 in Sheffield, England. Photo by Temilade Adelaja - WPA Pool/Getty Images
Rex Widerstrom
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The Australian government is undeterred by criticism by Pacific nations of its coal exports.

Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said in a wide-ranging interview on Television New Zealand, that “if we were not exporting, those exports would be replaced by other countries that were filling a market which was seeking coal, and those coal replacements would have greater emissions than the coal is providing.

Rex Widerstrom
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.
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