The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Act (EPBC) requires the Federal Government to assess and determine whether to approve new projects that have impacts on nine “matters of national environmental significance (‘MNES’)”. Commonly referred to as Triggers, these are:
Tag Archives: Coal
Hunter Valley Coal Tour
Four Sydney Nannas went on the Lock the Gate Hunter Valley Coal Tour by bus on Friday 21 June. We saw the scale of destruction and the voids to be left behind from coal mining.
Polly Hemming talks to Nannas in Canberra
Polly Hemming hung out with the Nannas for a couple of hours when we were on the lawn at Parliament House in Canberra recently. Polly is the Director of the Australia Institute’s Climate & Energy program.
Petition – No more coal expansion in Mudgee Region
The Mudgee region is a great tourist destination, producing food and wine and offering picturesque scenery and adventure in rivers and National Parks.
Cut Methane Emissions
Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas and a major cause of global warming, yet we don’t know the real extent of methane emissions from mining and processing of fossil fuels. We can use Methane Zero’s template to call for quick action to cut methane emissions by stopping new coal and gas and reducing emissions from existing mines.
Nanna News 20 May 2024
Last week Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends visited the NSW Shadow Environment Minister in Parliament house; wrote an update on coal mining in NSW; composed a tanka: attended a workshop on how to write to MPs; and learnt how the Australian Museum is tackling climate change.
Renewable energy research
Tom Morton is in the final stages of a large collaborative research project on the social legitimacy of renewable energy in India, Germany and Australia. Tom spoke to the Sydney Knitting Nannas before our recent meeting at Customs House. His research focuses on Australia and what the Federal Government is doing.
Atlas Network Update 2026
Late 2023 Nannas became aware of the Atlas Network, an international organisation that funds and facilitates the development of neo-liberal right-wing think tanks. The talking points of the Institute for Public Affairs’ (IPA) have been pushed out by far-right politicians and the Murdoch Media for many years. But Atlas is something even more sinister.
Nanna arrested at Newcastle
A big week for Nannas from all over NSW with a large gathering at the Rising Tide Blockade in Newcastle – lots of fun and excitement.
Sign the Coal Watch Petition
In NSW the coal extensions keep on coming through the planning system. There’s no sign so far that the ALP is changing from the fossil fuel mining policies of the Liberal Nationals.