Uncategorized Uncategorized Submission to the NSW Independent Planning Commission regarding the Vickery Extension Project (15 July 2020)

Submission to the NSW Independent Planning Commission regarding the Vickery Extension Project (15 July 2020)

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It is the position of DEA that ongoing coal mining and combustion poses an unacceptable health risk due to greenhouse gas emissions.  DEA is one of many health and medical organisations across the globe calling for urgent action to mitigate climate change. Collectively these groups have highlighted the devastating impact a warming climate will have on human health.   The specific effects of rising temperatures on human health are summarised in this submission, leading to our conclusion that approving the Vickery Extension Project is not in the interests of Australia or of human health on the international scale. 

Read our full submission to the NSW Independent Planning Commission here