Australia's coal and gas exports violate our human rights, group says in new UN case
The group says that it is unlawful for Australia to continue approving fossil fuel exports without protecting its citizens.
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"Continuing to allow coal and gas companies to increase pollution, while people face worsening disasters, is a profound failure of responsibility."
— Dr Barry Traill , Activist
"Because I live with blindness and mobility challenges, climate impacts affect me differently and can make everyday life much harder to navigate safely."
— Brendon Donohue , Activist
"When the river is healthy, our people are healthy, and when the river suffers, our people suffer."
— Prof Anne Poelina , Academic
"Climate harm caused by Australia's coal and gas doesn't stop at a border, and neither does Australia's responsibility for it."
— Hannah White , Activist
Key People
Brendon Donohue is a legal claimant affected by climate-related floods.
Dr Barry Traill is a wildlife ecologist and volunteer firefighter.
Hannah White is a senior lawyer with Environmental Justice Australia.
Murray Watt is an Australian politician serving as the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
Prof Anne Poelina is an Indigenous woman from the Kimberley region in Western Australia.
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The group says that it is unlawful for Australia to continue approving fossil fuel exports without protecting its citizens.
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