Carbon Emissions WA EPA & industry make real moves to net-zero by 2050 Fortescue and Mitsui appear to have agreed massive emissions cuts with WA's environmental watchdog that is now looking at Woodside and Chevron LNG projects.
Aboriginal heritage Ancient Aboriginal artefacts now an issue for offshore projects Hundreds of 7000-year-old Aboriginal artefacts found off the Pilbara coast highlight a new issue for oil and gas to maintain its social license, with Woodside's Scarborough project at the forefront.
Carbon Emissions Chevron's dodge on Gorgon LNG carbon pollution rejected Chevron has been denied a two-year free pass on Gorgon greenhouse gas emissions by the WA Government that could cost it more than $80 million, and there may be a future bill for Wheatstone as well.
Carbon Emissions Carbon emissions hurdle for WA projects finalised by EPA New WA projects will need to publish plans for net-zero emissions by 2050 as the WA Environmental Protection Authority ends a year-long battle with LNG industry.
Carbon Emissions Woodside changes story on Browse LNG emissions Woodside has told investors it can afford to bury CO2 from its Browse LNG project just months after telling regulators it was a "high-risk, high-cost" option.
=== from the archive === Woodside’s Browse nixes net-zero for cheap and dirty Woodside's environmental approval submission for its $US20.5B Browse LNG project shoes negligible efforts to reign in carbon emissions.
=== from the archive === WA EPA falls back to public accountability on emissions Any large project in WA will now need to tell the EPA how it will achieve zero-net emissions by 2050 before it can go for Ministerial approval.
=== from the archive === WA EPA drops offsets but adopts net-zero emissions plan The WA Environmental Protection Authority has backed off its plan for 100% offsets for new projects but will push for net-zero emissions by 2050.
=== from the archive === Industry tells WA EPA to listen to Canberra Emissions-heavy corporate Western Australia wants the WA Environmental Protection Authority to leave control of greenhouse gases to the Federal Government.
