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Australia approves seabed site where a Japanese company will store carbon pollution
The site could permanently store 443 million metric tons of carbon dioxide over 35 years, but environmental groups warn of habitat damage.
- Australia designated a seabed storage site near its northern coast where Japanese energy company Inpex plans to inject carbon dioxide into a deep saline aquifer called West Peron.
- The primary customer is the nearby Ichthys liquefied natural gas facility, majority-owned by Inpex and exporting gas to Japan. Japan views carbon capture as essential to meet emission reduction targets of 73% by 2040.
- Australian Resources Minister Madeleine King said the designation demonstrates government support for emissions-reduction technologies. The project extends 260 kilometers offshore and can permanently store up to 443 million metric tons of CO2 over 35 years.
- Chelsea Deng, a campaigner at the Australian Marine Conservation Society, warned the project causes "water quality pollution through the chemical discharge" and harms marine ecosystems. The area overlaps with habitats for dugongs, turtles and seabirds.
- Critics call the strategy "greenwashing," arguing it prolongs fossil fuel use instead of ramping down production. The International Energy Agency forecasts carbon capture will contribute less than 5% of emission reductions by 2050.
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Australia approves seabed site where a Japanese company will store carbon pollution
The Australian government has designated a seabed storage site off its northern coast where a Japanese company plans to store hundreds of millions of tons of carbon dioxide using a technology that has divided climate scientists.
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