US EditionAustralia's largest gas project approved for operation to 2070
- Environment Minister Murray Watt approved a 40-year extension on Wednesday to Woodside's North West Shelf gas project in Western Australia until 2070.
- The extension follows six years of assessment, delayed decisions past the election, and approval by the WA government amid concerns from traditional owners and climate groups.
- The North West Shelf is a vast industrial operation producing over 10 million tonnes of liquefied gas and petroleum annually, making it one of Australia's top five contributors to greenhouse gas emissions.
- Watt said he approved the project "subject to strict conditions" focused on limiting air emissions from the expanded Karratha plant and ensuring "adequate protection for the rock art."
- The extension raises diplomatic tensions as Pacific island leaders warn it locks in emissions until 2070, threatening their survival and contradicting Australia's net zero pledge for 2050.
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The activities of this liquefied natural gas deposit, located in the north-western part of the country, were scheduled to cease in 2030. Environmental defenders feared that the extension of the exploitation would mean further drilling and that the country's carbon-neutral objective would be abandoned by 2050.
Australia’s Gas Sector Scores Win in Wider Push to Ease Red Tape
Australia’s natural gas sector secured a long-awaited regulatory victory with permission to extend the life of the nation’s biggest export plant, but the industry is still grappling with policy uncertainty that it says hampers investment.
Australia's Gas Sector Scores Win in Wider Push to Ease Red Tape
(Bloomberg) — Australia’s natural gas sector secured a long-awaited regulatory victory with permission to extend the life of the nation’s biggest export plant, but the industry is still grappling with policy uncertainty that it says hampers investment.
Ancient rock art under threat as Australia gives ‘proposed’ approval to gas plant extension
Etched onto rocks on a remote peninsula in Western Australia are millions of images drawn tens of thousands of years ago by the country’s original inhabitants, including the earliest known depictions of the human face.
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