Senate debates

Thursday, 19 September 2019

Motions

Coal Industry

12:28 pm

Photo of Richard Di NataleRichard Di Natale (Victoria, Australian Greens) | Hansard source

I move:

That the Senate—

(a) thanks workers in thermal coal mining operations for their contribution to our economy, and notes that coal workers and communities are not to blame for the climate emergency we are in;

(b) notes that, to have any chance of avoiding the worst of the climate emergency, thermal coal use must be phased out; and

(c) calls on the Federal Government to develop a plan for the phasing out of thermal coal exports, with a just transition plan for all affected workers and communities so that no person is left behind without secure employment.

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