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"Woodside Energy has proposed burying 4m tonnes of CO₂ a year from its
multibillion-dollar Browse project in undersea storage off the coast of Western
Australia.
The federal environment department published the offshore carbon capture and
storage plans on 2 January for two weeks of public consultation before it
determines whether the proposal requires an environmental assessment.
The federal and WA Greens have criticised the timing of the consultation during
the summer holiday period and called on the government to extend it.
The party’s federal environment spokesperson, Sarah Hanson-Young, said the
proposal was “nothing but greenwashing” of the significant emissions the Browse
project would cause. She called on the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, to
“rule out all polluting projects in this pristine ecosystem” on his visit to WA
this week.
“Dumping carbon pollution under Scott Reef would put already endangered species
like the green sea turtle, pygmy blue whale and the dusky sea snake at serious
risk,” she said."
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
