Adani and the war over coal
Document Type
Book
Publication Title
Adani and the War Over Coal
Publisher
NewSouth Publishing
Place of Publication
Sydney NSW
School
School of Arts and Humanities
RAS ID
27491
Abstract
Coal is the political, economic and cultural totem for debates about climate change. Yet Australian politicians have had a love affair with coal, which has helped lock our politics--and our country--into the fossil fuel age. This searing book takes apart the pivotal role of the Adani Carmichael mine in the conflict over coal. We see the rise of a fossil fuel power network linking mining companies, mining oligarchs, the big four banks, right-wing think tanks, lobby groups, the conservative media and all sides of Australian politics. On the other side, we have one of the biggest social movements ever seen in Australia in the form of #StopAdani uniting to try to save the Great Barrier Reef, native title rights and to fight the corrupt politics of coal. Looking into the social, environmental and economic elements of this big fight, as well as the background of Gautam Adani himself, this book tells the full story of one of the lightning rod issues of our time.
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Bereford, Q. (2018) Adani and the war over coal. Sydney, NSW: NewSouth Publishing.