In addition, burning coal is attributable to 14,000 asthma symptoms in children and young adults across Australia, with around 1000 of those occurring in Brisbane and just under 650 in Rockhampton.
Air pollution from Queensland’s coal-burning power stations also causes around 55 cases of low birth weight in newborns in Brisbane and 35 in Rockhampton each year.
Babies born with low birth weight are at increased risk of serious health conditions as adults
There are 8 coal fired power stations in Queensland, and 6 of these are owned or operated by the state government. They are not required to fit best practice pollution controls that would reduce this toxic air pollution.
Please sign our petition asking the government to ditch dirty coal and power up Queensland with clean, renewable energy.
You can check out the full Greenpeace report and also email the Queensland Environment Minister here.
