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Liberty Mutual is facing calls to rule out providing support for coal expansion anywhere in the world after indicating it will not move forward with its proposed Baralaba South coal mine in Australia following sustained activist pressure.
The carrier – the sole owner of Mount Ramsay Coal Company, which was looking to build the proposed mine – did not file the necessary Environmental Impact Statement by the 30 April deadline which would have allowed the project to proceed.
Local community groups had battled to block the plans for close to a decade, arguing that the mine would have catastrophic impacts on the rights of the Woorabinda Aboriginal community, local agricultural land and ecosystems, including nearby emu habitats, as well as the global climate.
Liberty Mutual delays environment impact filing for Australian coal project 03 May 2021 (Last Updated May 3rd, 2021 09:05)
Mount Ramsay Coal Company, a unit of insurance firm Liberty Mutual, has put on hold the environmental impact assessment filing scheduled on 30 April for the Baralaba South coal project in Australia.
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Baralaba South coal project is located approximately 115km south west of Rockhampton. Credit: Nyamdorj from Pixabay.
Mount Ramsay Coal Company, a unit of insurance firm Liberty Mutual, has put on hold the environmental impact assessment filing scheduled on 30 April for the Baralaba South coal project in Australia.
The deadline slip comes as Liberty Mutual’s local arm seeks alternatives for the controversial mine.