The world is acting on climate change, while Australia’s politicians are held back by the coal lobby groups such as the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA). We call on all members to leave this organisation and stop funding one of the world’s most notorious anti-climate action industry lobby groups.
An overwhelming majority of Australians support action on climate change. Renewable energy is cheaper than coal and we have everything we need to create a better world for our kids now.
No one wants unprecedented bushfires and drought to become the norm, so we look to our government to act. Every Prime Minister who has attempted to put climate action into law and has failed. So, as we enter 2020 we have no climate change policies and remain at the back of the pack globally, even attempting to hold back global action.
Why are we here? Look no further than groups such as the Minerals Council of Australia. Cashed up with membership fees from some of the world’s biggest corporations, they use their revolving door with politics, donations for access and advertising to prop up the ageing coal industry.
We are calling on all members of the Minerals Council to withdraw their membership if they are committed to addressing climate change in line with the science, and public opinion.
To read more about the political influence of the Minerals Council, click here
Here are the current members of the Minerals Council:
| Full members of the MCA | Associate members of the MCA |
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Adani Mining Anglo American Metallurgical Coal AngloGold Ashanti Australia Arafura Resources BHP Boss Resources Cameco Australia Castlemaine Goldfields Cauldron Energy Centennial Coal Company Centennial Mining Dart Mining NL Deep Yellow Ltd Donald Mineral Sands (Astron Ltd) Downer EDI Mining Energy Resources of Australia EnergyAustralia GBM Resources Glencore Australia Holdings Heathgate Resources Idemitsu Australia Resources Jellinbah Group Kalbar Resources Lithium Developments Ltd Kirkland Lake Gold Mandalay Resources Manhattan Corporation Navarre Minerals New Hope Corporation Newcrest Mining Newmont Australia Peabody Energy Australia Providence Gold & Minerals Rex Minerals Rio Tinto St Barbara The Bloomfield Group Thiess Pty Ltd Toro Energy Verdant Minerals Vimy Resources Vista Gold Australia Whitehaven Coal Yancoal Australia |
AECOM Australia AMC Consultants ANSTO Minerals Ashurst Aurizon Bechtel Australia BP Australia Chamber of Minerals and Energy of WA Corestaff NT Dyno Nobel ECOZ Environmental Services Ernst & Young GHD Herbert Smith Freehills IBM Australia KPMG Australia MinterEllison Lawyers Mitsubishi Development NSW Minerals Council Orica Australia PanAust PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia Quadrant Energy Australia Queensland Resources Council South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy Sparke Helmore Lawyers Tasmanian Minerals and Energy Council True North Strategic Communication Westrac |