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Environmental Evaluation of Development Proposals: Case Study: the Adani Project ~ A Need for Review?

The Scientific Roundtable:
A More Effective Role for Science in Environmental Dispute Resolution

TAGS: Adani; coal; development; environment; evaluation; scientific evidence; information conflicts; approval; conflict management; scientific roundtable
After almost nine years, nine legal reviews and $3.7 billion in “start-up” costs, the ‘Adani Carmichael Coal Mine and Rail Project’ was finally approved by the Queensland Government in June 2019. It will be one of the largest coal mines in the world.
Why have the planning and evaluation processes taken so long? Must the history of conflict and delay repeat?
Some form of objective review of the environmental evaluation and approval processes for Adani is warranted to offset this concern.
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The next article in this series will review:
Acceptance of Scientific Findings ~
Best Available Science -v- Relevant and Reliable Science


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