Coal industry must go green warns expert

coal chemicals Professor Tim Flannery in Australia is an expert on global warming and the environment. On 26 May 2008, he urged Australian coal companies to work swiftly to develop clean coal technologies. He noted that they will face hefty carbon taxes after 2010 unless they change their ways. Professor Flannery said that unless the coal industry adapts, the globe will suffer irreversible damage from global warming within 10 years. Ralph Hillman, the director of the Australian Coal Association, said that he is glad that experts such as Professor Flannery have seen the importance of clean coal technology