“I care about the environment and social issues as much as any of those people that sometimes are opposing mining projects because I think there is a tremendous contribution that this industry can make.”
The UN body is especially worried about Australia's decision to allow dredging and dumping of 3 million tonnes of dredge spoil in reef waters, as part of a coal port expansion.
Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde is developing a new, energy-friendly mechanism to suck smog out of the air and transform it into diamonds, to be tested in Beijing.