Coal has no future in the world’s energy mix, UN warns, ahead of New York summit

The UN has warned that coal has no future in the world’s energy mix, as world leaders gather ahead of a major climate summit in New York.

The Federal Government says coal will serve as an affordable, dependable energy source for decades to come, but the UN’s climate chief has questioned whether that is in Australia’s best interests long-term.

“This is a question for which there is no simple answer … but to simply ignore the problem and hope that someone can continue with business as usual because one happens to sit on a mountain of coal or on a great deal of oil I think is ultimately not going to be the answer.”

Well at the moment in the Middle East oil access no longer guaranteed our dirty coal is no longer wanted. So why other than promises made is our government the only country in the world about to go like an Italian tank? 6 gears backwards? Hey Mr Abbott why are we subsidizing a dying business?