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Greenhouse emissions from Australia’s coalmines could be twice as high as official figures say

Twice as much greenhouse gas could be leaking from Australian coalmines than is being reported in official government accounts, according to a new report using data from the International Energy Agency.

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Coal mining emits more super-polluting methane than venting and flaring from gas and oil wells, a new study finds

So much methane is released from coal mining, the Global Energy Monitor says, that it exceeds the carbon dioxide emissions from burning coal at over 1,100 coal-fired power plants in China.

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