“Because of these impacts, the site is not suitable for development and the application is not in the public interest.”
But even if the planned expansion would have activates Glencore To mine another 135 million tons of coal over the next 20 years, the IPC said the decision was made for cultural rather than environmental reasons.
It was determined that the greenhouse gas emissions, groundwater and damage to biodiversity could have been managed by expanding the mine.
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