Coal blockade benefits biodiversity

The West Coast Branch of the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society
has welcomed the blockade of a coal carrier in Lyttleton Harbour by the
Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior.

“Climate change is the biggest threat to biodiversity and ecosystems in
the 21st century, with around one-quarter of species predicted to become
extinct. The continued burning of coal is the greatest contributor to
climate change, as it produces far more CO2 per energy produced that any
other fossil fuel.” said Dr Brian Anderson, spokesperson for the West
Coast Branch.

“Even though the coal is burnt overseas, climate change knows no borders
and the impacts will be felt in this country.”

“We only wish that the government had the same courage to tackle the
issue that the activists who blockaded the export of coal from
Lyttleton. New Zealand is exporting coal as quickly as it can with no
thought for the consequences for biodiversity” concluded Dr Anderson.

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