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 CLIMATE ACTION RADIO SHOW 5TH JULY 2021 PRODUCED BY VIVIEN LANGFORDTRANSITIONS FOR COAL IN COLLIE W.A, NEWCASTLE NSW and in SOUTH AFRICAGuestsLuke Skinner - - Climate Justice Union WA - HomeWarrick Jordan - Hunter Jobs Alliance in NSWAaron Atteridge - Stockholm Environment Institute with his  Podcast: Futures Beyond Coal | SEI South AfricaMatt Bevan on ABC RN 1/7/21 - Infrastructure struggles to cope with record US/Canada heatwave - The Backstory with Matt Bevan - RN Breakfast - ABC Radio NationalTejopala Rawls - Thanks to the Climate Community Federal Court rejects ACCC's bid to allow Port of Newcastle to develop container terminal - ABC NewsHow can the Hunter Valley diversify its exports from Newcastle if it cannot build a container port? Are we condemning it to the export of coal? Joe Biden blames climate crisis for deadly heatwave in western US and Canada | Extreme weather | The GuardianWhy are we subsidising coal exports as they fuel the climate crisis?Australia. With exports of 249.4Mtoe in 2018, Australia is the leading coal exporting country in the world — accounting for 29% of the world’s total coal exports.Indonesia. Indonesia is the second biggest exporter of coal globally, recording 220.3Mtoe in exports in 2018. The country uses about 19% of its coal production for domestic consumption.Russia. Holding the world’s second-largest proven reserves of coal, Russia is one of the leading exporters of the fossil fuel.US. Despite being the world’s third-largest consumer of coal, the US is also among the top five exporters of it, with exports of 66.3Mtoe in 2018.South Africa. With 49.2Mtoe of exports in 2018, South Africa is the world’s fifth-biggest supplier of the fuel. However, its coal exports remained largely unchanged over the past decade