The Australian Government has backed coal-fired power despite the recommendations of a major UN report on climate change revealing that phasing out coal is considered crucial to limiting global warming.
The Guardian reports that Michael McCormack, Australia's Deputy PM, said his government would not change policy "just because somebody might suggest that some sort of report is the way we need to follow and everything that we should do".
He added that coal provided 60% of Australia's electricity, 50,000 jobs and was the country's biggest export.