Greenpeace The Federal Government’s renewed support for the fossil fuel industry will ultimately come at an enormous cost to Australia’s health, economy and security, according to world-leading climate scientist Michael E. Mann. Speaking at the launch of a new report from Greenpeace Australia Pacific, The Case Against Fossil Fuels, Michael Mann, one of the world’s most respected climate experts, decried the Morrison Government’s “short-sighted” support for the coal and gas industry. “Australia is a country on the climate frontline. As Greenpeace’s new report makes clear, the cost of damage wreaked by fossil fuels will very soon come to far outweigh any short-term economic gains to be made by exploiting these toxic resources,” he said.