‘Coal Elimination Treaty’
Posted on: Tue 29 Sep 2020
Australian researchers from UNSW Canberra have called on governments to sign a ‘Coal Elimination Treaty’, to drive massive reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and to provide an opportunity to limit global warming to within safe limits.
They have proposed the idea of a treaty as a way for countries to engage directly with the issues around the phase out of coal, including a ‘just transition’ for communities and workers. To find out more, Barometer’s Des Lawrence spoke to Professor Anthony Burke, who developed the proposal with colleague, Dr Stefanie Fishel.
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Produced by Des Lawrence
Image: Carol M. Highsmith
