Thank you, minister. A couple of months or so ago, we saw on the Mineral Resources Tasmania website an advertisement for an exploration release area (ERA) for coal.
In a climate-biodiversity crisis, it beggars belief that Mineral Resources Tasmania are advertising archaic exploration leases for coal and leases in precious Takayna forests.
This is the second community win over a new coal proposal, with your government also forced to refuse extending a coal exploration licence in the Midlands.
The Greens welcome the news that the coal mine at Fingal has been abandoned, in a win for the climate and local community.
Paladin is the proponent of a contentious coal mine on the east coast, lease number 4M/2012, and wants to use that coal to create hydrogen.
We have new minerals. Will you rule out providing any more leases to anyone doing any kind of coal exploration in the state? Be that potential for a power station or mining of any sort.
Minister, have you, or your staff, or officials from your department, met with representatives of the companies Hydrogen Ready Carbon Mining Pty Ltd or Paladin?
Have you or your staff or any other government officials had any other meetings with Paladin Hydrogen?
Minister, you met with Paladin, the proponent of the coal to hydrogen project for coal from near Fingal on 18 January 2023.
The Australian Youth Climate Coalition (AYCC) Tasmania (lutruwita) held a climate action rally yesterday. We asked them what they wanted to ask you about.