Federal Court Upholds Environmental Plan for Woodside's Scarborough Project

Federal Court Upholds Environmental Plan for Woodside's Scarborough Project

'It is not for this court to adjudicate on the existential threat posed by climate change caused by anthropogenic CO2 emissions to the atmosphere'.

Federal Court upholds Scarborough gas project approval

The Federal Court has upheld the government’s approval of Woodside’s Scarborough gas project, clearing the way for the controversial project to go ahead. Advocacy group Doctors for the Environment (DEA) launched legal proceedings to overturn national offshore regulator NOPSEMA’s decision to accept Woodside’s environmental plan for its Scarborough gas project. Related article: North West Shelf court challenge adjourned until October DEA argued NO…