Subsidising Adani coal rail link unwise, ex-EU climate chief Hedegaard says

By Peter Hannam
Updated August 24 2015 - 8:08pm, first published 7:27pm
Connie Hedegaard, international climate expert and former EU Commissioner for Climate Action.

 Photo: Supplied.
Connie Hedegaard, international climate expert and former EU Commissioner for Climate Action. Photo: Supplied.
Train reaction: will subsidies be delivered to Adani's planned coal mine? Photo: Simone De Peak
Train reaction: will subsidies be delivered to Adani's planned coal mine? Photo: Simone De Peak

Abbott government subsidies for the coal industry including the proposed mega-mines of Queensland's Galilee basin would not be "wise", says Connie Hedegaard, the former European Commissioner for Climate Action.

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