Michael McLaren has once again called on governments to face the ‘coal-hard truth’ about coal’s importance.

He’s also urged the Minns government to really reconsider its heavy emphasis on Scope 3 emissions.

“We have to remain practical and wide-eyed about our energy realities and the strong hand we retain in what is an increasingly fractious global game of power poker,” he said.

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