Australia is set to increase its coal extraction in the coming decade.

The mine owners defend mining with willful blindness, such as, "This mine is a tiny fraction of the whole world's greenhouse gas emissions, so it is not a problem." By applying that argument to every mine, we would conclude that we should calm down and let fossil fuels cause a mass extinction and destroy civilization — which proves the argument is fallacious.

The article presents that argument without refuting it, but that is to be expected from a centrist medium such as CNN.