The Collinsville coal mine in Queensland, Australia, on July 5, 2017. The country is the world’s largest coal exporter.
Image: David Maurice Smith/The New York TimesAt a time when climate change and those who fight it demand that coal be treated like tobacco, as a danger everywhere it is burned, Australia is increasingly seen as the guy at the end of the bar selling cheap cigarettes and promising to bring more tomorrow.©2019 New York Times News Service