Machine generated contents note: ch. One The great coal rush -- ch. Two India's coal baron -- ch. Three The coal wars begin -- ch. Four Coal nation: The triumph of coal over climate -- ch. Five Coal before coral: Sacrificing the Great Barrier Reef -- ch. Six In the shadow of Joh: Adani and Queensland politics -- ch. Seven The Abbott government and ̀€standing up for coal' -- ch. Eight Malcolm Turnbull: The price of power -- ch. Nine This huge black hole': The fight over native title -- ch. Ten The legal challenge from ̀€greenies' -- ch. Eleven The banks under attack -- ch. Twelve The end game?
Summary
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 movemen
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 11, 2019)
