Division Description Changes — Motions — Climate Change — 11th Sep 2019

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senate vote 2019-09-11#7

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on 2019-09-13 16:50:35

Title

  • Motions — Climate Change
  • Motions - Climate Change - Thermal coal

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Richard Di Natale</p>
  • <p>I move:</p>
  • <p class="italic">That the Senate acknowledges that the burning of thermal coal is the single biggest contributor to climate change.</p>
  • The same number of senators voted for and against a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2019-09-11.149.2) introduced by Victorian Senator [Richard Di Natale](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/victoria/richard_di_natale) (Greens), which means it failed.
  • ### Motion text
  • > *That the Senate acknowledges that the burning of thermal coal is the single biggest contributor to climate change.*
  • <p class="speaker">Jonathon Duniam</p>
  • <p>I seek leave to make a short statement.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p>
  • <p>Leave is granted for one minute.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Jonathon Duniam</p>
  • <p>Australian coal is some of the highest quality in the world, and we produce it more efficiently than most. Australia currently accounts for around four per cent of the world's thermal coal production. Australia's high-grade coal is environmentally better than sourcing coal from countries with lower-grade coal deposits in terms of energy content, ash content and other pollutants. Less Australian coal is needed to generate the same amount of energy, resulting in lower carbon emissions compared with coal from other countries.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Malcolm Roberts</p>
  • <p>I seek leave to make a short statement.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p>
  • <p>Leave is granted for one minute.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Malcolm Roberts</p>
  • <p>There is no evidence anywhere in the world linking the burning of coal to climate change&#8212;none whatsoever. And I challenge the Greens to provide that evidence and let us see it under scrutiny.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p>
  • <p>The question is that motion No. 113 standing in the name of Senator Di Natale be agreed to.</p>