Just what damage can the emissions from a new fossil fuel facility cause? A new tool has estimates | Coal

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https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/oct/16/just-what-damage-can-the-emissions-from-a-new-fossil-fuel-facility-cause-a-new-tool-has-estimates

Here, you can see how the emissions from a coalmine expansion in Australia’s Hunter Valley could affect food security and human exposure to heat stress globally.

There are further predicted impacts from releasing 809m tonnes of emissions not listed in the graphic above, including an estimated 107 deaths in Europe, 41,800 additional people put into extreme poverty, 19.4km square of additional glacier area lost, and 38.8m additional heavy labour hours lost annually.

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It's a shame more people aren't aware of this.