Energy Transition MacTiernan defends WA Government backing gas…for now WA hydrogen minister Alannah MacTiernan believes a viable green hydrogen industry will build community support for the State's economy relying less on gas.
Carbon Emissions Gaps hold back EPA’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions from WA industry WA's EPA is now restraining growth in carbon emissions from industry but it and State and Federal Governments need to do more to keep the State attractive to increasingly climate-concerned investors.
net-zero 2050 Decisions now lock in industry emissions for decades: here’s how to get them right Thirty per cent of Australia's emissions come from industry like LNG and the Federal Government needs to start pushing change now to have any hope of achieving net-zero by 2050.
Carbon Emissions Santos' oil Dorado is a lode of Scope 3 emissions Santos wants to approve its $2.8B Dorado oil project off WA in mid-2022 but science and the law will provide hurdles to its 165 million tonnes of carbon pollution.
Carbon Emissions Australia risks taking the wrong tack at Glasgow climate talks When the world tries to agree on a response to climate change in Glasgow Australia's only power is to set an example, not be the slowest follower.
Carbon Emissions Forrest dumps Kimberley fracking on climate concerns Andrew Forrest's Squadron Energy is pulling out of plans to frack the Kimberley for gas citing climate concerns, but the minor partner may continue the work.
Climate Change Unless we act now, a hotter, drier, more dangerous future for Australia awaits: IPCC The latest science is clear: "Every fraction of a degree of global warming increases the likelihood and severity of many extremes...every effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions matters."
Carbon Emissions Ichthys flaring casts doubt on carbon-neutral LNG cargo TotalEnergies shipped a carbon-neutral LNG cargo from Ichthys in late 2020 when the Inpex-operated project had massive flaring of gas but will not confirm if the above normal emissions were offset.
Analysis Japan plans to almost halve LNG for power by 2030 Crunch time for Australian LNG: True Paris-aligned emissions targets kill demand and ammonia hopes are too small, too late and probably green.
Chevron Time’s up on Gorgon’s five years of carbon storage failure On July 18 Chevron will be millions of tonnes short of required CO2 injection at Gorgon LNG. If the WA Government stands firm the carbon credit bill could approach $100 million.
Power Generation Solar growth, EV inevitability and emissions drive WA energy transformation WA energy policy in Labor's second term may have to tackle tough issues avoided so far, including tariffs, Collie's future, the role of gas, and a path to net-zero by 2050.
Pilbara Summit 2021 A green Pilbara needs wind and one network: Alinta WA's iron ore miners must develop wind power and drop decades of rivalry to share transmission networks to meet their emissions reduction targets, according to Alinta Energy.
Carbon Emissions Woodside’s real plan for Pluto LNG: delay action, not reduce emissions Woodside's Pluto net-zero 2050 plan is greenwashing, leaving 70% of cuts to the last five years despite investors telling CEO Meg O'Neill they want tangible speedy progress.
APPEA 2021 Perth Santos fails to back up Barossa emissions reduction claim Santos says attacks on its heavily-polluting Barossa LNG project "should be taken with a grain of salt" but will not substantiate its own claims that emissions have reduced.
Carbon Emissions BHP climate target skips massive Australian oil & gas emissions BHP's climate target excludes the Bass Strait, North West Shelf and future Scarborough LNG on the incorrect basis that the operator controls the emissions, not the joint owners.
Carbon Emissions Alcoa to test new steam tech in WA that could cut emissions 70pc Alcoa will trial technology at its Wagerup alumina refinery to produce steam by renewable-powered compression instead of gas-fired heat that promises a 70% per cent emissions reduction.
Climate Change Net-zero emissions by 2050 needs immediate halt to new oil, gas and coal projects: IEA New fossil fuel projects must end today for the world to navigate a "viable but narrow pathway to net-zero emissions by 2050," according to the International Energy Agency.
Strike Energy Clouded future of gas in WA drives Strike Energy to urea Strike Energy's Stuart Nicholls regards the WA gas market as a dangerous place to be as new cheap supply comes in as the big resource players prepare to move away from fossil fuels.
Carbon capture and storage Santos and ENI team up to tackle dirty gas and decommissioning Santos and ENI are looking for solutions for CO2 and removing old facilities in the waters north of Darwin. Time will tell if the problems are solved or just delayed.
Climate Change The 1.5℃ global warming limit is not impossible – but needs political action now There are rapidly escalating risks in global warming between 1.5℃ and 2℃ and the focus now must be on governments’ 2030 targets for emissions reduction.
Carbon Emissions South32's coal-fired Worsley Alumina two-thirds dirtier than Alcoa If South32’s low profile coal-burning Worsley Alumina operated like Alcoa’s facilities 1.5 million tonnes of carbon emissions a year would be avoided: the same as Alcoa's Wagerup refinery.
Carbon Emissions Eye in the sky spies Shell's Prelude floating flare machine Shell's production of millions of tonnes of carbon emissions by burning excess gas at Prelude LNG 400km off the WA coast will no longer go unnoticed, with satellites now tracking flaring across the globe.
Carbon Emissions Ichthys gas supply plans to destroy Inpex emissions pledge Inpex pledged in January 2021 to cut its emissions 30 per cent this decade while it was planning to boost CO2 from Ichthys LNG, which accounts for three quarters of its carbon footprint, by 30 per cent.
Carbon Emissions Environment watchdog wants Chevron plan for net-zero Wheatstone LNG emissions by 2050 Chevron's Wheatstone LNG is in the firing line of a new approach from the WA Environmental Protection Authority that forced big emissions cuts from the Waitsia gas project.
Energy Transition Woodside: Scarborough or stranded like a beached whale For Woodside, it is Scarborough or bust. Incredibly the LNG specialist has no plan B ready if its last chance to develop an LNG project evaporates. And Scarborough is no sure thing.
