Whitehaven Coal miner stares down climate protests amid vote

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Australia's leading coal producer Whitehaven has avoided a board spill as activists staged a colourful protest at its annual general meeting. Vision courtesy: AAP

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00:00Fire, storms and floods will occur back to back, not allowing time for recovery in between.

00:06This is the world of 2099. I am enraged beyond measure that this government is

00:12willing to throw next generation to the wolves for ephemeral political gain.

00:22Faced with such a grim reality, you would expect the government to do everything in

00:26its power to make greenhouse gas emissions fall. But Australia's greenhouse gas emissions are not

00:31falling, they are rising. There are currently plans for 100 new coal and gas projects in Australia.

00:38The government subsidises fossil fuels to the tune of 11.1 billion a year.

00:44They also subsidise gas infrastructure with about 2 billion.

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