clipped from: www.stuff.co.nz 
Greenpeace made the news last night in spectacular fashion, highlighting the impact that our very own Solid Energy is having on the global supply of coal, one of the worst offenders of greenhouse gas emissions.
The World Coal Institute estimates that New Zealand contains 15 billion tonnes of coal, 8.6 billion tonnes of which could be “economically recoverable”. They also predict an ever expanding global market for coal, particularly as large developing countries aspire to continue to develop despite rising oil prices. Relative to oil, coal is a cheap fuel.
The flip-side is that countries such as ours have made some small commitments to curbing our greenhouse gas emissions, albeit small ones, but commitments nonetheless.
