![]() ![]() Quite simply, LNG was wrongly seen as a benign activity. This finding leaves the Commonwealth embarrassed, having omitted this large source from its latest assessment of Australia’s future greenhouse gas emissions. 19% of the 2050 target, which is 60% below 2000 levels.8% of its 2020 emissions target of a 5% cut, and.more than 10% of Australia’s 2020 emission target of a 25% cut on 2000 levels of greenhouse emissions.The EISs suggest there will be some 39 million tonnes of CO₂-equivalent emitted from the five Gladstone projects, per year, once fully operating after 2014. Red line is Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area boundary. The blue line is Great Barrier Reef Marine Park boundary. ![]() The rectangle is the Eastern Banks spoil disposal area. In examining the cumulative level of greenhouse gas emissions from coal seam gas extraction and processing he came to a rather startling conclusion: the LNG projects will contribute greatly to Australia’s total emissions. The Coordinator General has had the task of adding up the cumulative impacts of the LNG projects. Given chemicals are used in the hydraulic fracturing process (known as “fracking”) that forces gas to the surface, this seems to be a condition that cannot possibly be met. One condition is that: “There shall be no release of contaminants to groundwater”. The Queensland Coordinator General has been forced to apply a great number of conditions to his approval of coal seam gas extraction. the risks of watershed damage associated with disposal of highly saline groundwater that comes to the surface.the chance of polluting groundwater by gas extraction.the effect of drawing excessive water from the artesian basin.However, it is apparent from reading the EISs that there is great uncertainty about the environmental effects of coal seam gas extraction. The Queensland Coordinator General and the Commonwealth’s Minister for the Environment have approved the four gas company proposals and the development of the harbour by GPC. In addition to these assessments, EISs were required for the development of Gladstone harbour by Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC) a development necessary for the processing and shipping of LNG. An artist’s conception of the finished Curtis Island development. ![]()
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