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"The controversial Scarborough gas project off Western Australia will cause a
substantial rise in greenhouse gas emissions at a time when the world must
rapidly decarbonise, new analysis released today shows.
The A$16 billion plan by Woodside Petroleum has been described as Australia’s
biggest new fossil fuel investment in nearly a decade. The report, produced by
Climate Analytics, a research organisation I help lead, is the first to examine
the full climate impact of the entire expansion project.
The Morrison government has put the gas industry at the heart of its economic
recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. But as the Scarborough example shows, such
projects makes it less likely the world will meet the goals of the Paris
Agreement.
The sheer scale of emissions from the expansion, and projects linked to it,
will make achieving 2030 emissions targets much harder for Western Australia
and, by extension, Australia and the world."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
