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I gather there has been a lot of talk about arson recently...

So let's talk about the real arsonists: Australia's carbon majors (via Climate Justice Project at @UNSW)

A thread... 1/n

#AustralianBushfires #AustraliaisBurning
1. @bhp plans to spend $US 8 billion on new oil & gas projects in the next 5 years, including off Western Australia. afr.com/companies/ener…
2. @Glencore is planning a 135 million tonne expansion to its Glendell thermal coal mine. newcastleherald.com.au/story/6566273/…
3. Yancoal recently got approval to increase production at its Cameby Downs thermal coal mine from 2.8 to 3.5 million tonnes p.a., extending its life by another 30 years. mining.com/yancoal-gets-g…
4. @peabodyenergy recently got approval to extract 150 million tonnes from its United Wambo mine (JV with Glencore) over 23 years. abc.net.au/news/2019-08-2…
5. @AngloAmerican recently got approval for its Aquila met coal mine, which will extract 5 million tonnes p.a. to 2028. couriermail.com.au/business/anglo…
6. @Chevron hopes to expand production at Gorgon and Wheatstone, not to mention the abject failure of its flagship carbon capture project, upon which Gorgon was approved! afr.com/companies/ener…
7. @WhitehavenMedia is planning to double coal production by 2030.
8. @WoodsideEnergy is planning a "staircase of new production" by 2028.
9. @exxonmobil doesn't have plans to expand in Australia (that I have seen), but spent US$30 BILLION on oil & gas capex globally in 2019, and plans to spend US$33-35 BILLION on oil & gas capex in 2020. ft.com/content/313f5d…
10. @SantosLtd plans to double production by 2025. afr.com/companies/ener…
Sure, Morrison is utterly fucking hopeless.

But don't ignore the arsonists in our boardrooms. /end

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