Synergy plans $4.5b wind, solar and battery farm in WA's Wheatbelt
The state-owned utility needs to replace the generation capacity it will lose by closing down all its coal-fired power stations over the next four years.
Carbon farming involves different agricultural and land-use practises to store more carbon in the soil and vegetation, such as tree planting or less grazing in pastoral areas.
Woodside Petroleum needs massive amounts of land for carbon offsets and the WA Government appears to be laying out an exclusive red carpet for the LNG giant.
Major Australian LNG producer Shell has acquired a local carbon farming venture as part of its 30-year march to net-zero emissions.
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