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Reports that the WA EPA is poised to recommend against Woodside\u2019s massive polluting Browse gas project<\/a> make clear the choice for the Albanese Government: will it protect our environment and a safer future for our kids? Or back in one of the country\u2019s biggest carbon bombs?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Woodside wants to drill more than 50 gas wells around the Scott Reef off the coast of the Kimberley in WA, and pump gas along the ocean floor to the North West Shelf \/ Karratha Gas Plant at the Burrup Hub for export. If built, the proposed mega gas project would be the Southern Hemisphere’s largest and Woodside estimates<\/a> it could add up to 1.6 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent over its lifetime, or more than three times\u2019 Australia\u2019s annual climate pollution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Climate Council Head of Policy and Advocacy Dr Jennifer Rayner said: <\/strong>\u201cBrowse will destroy habitats for protected species like whales and turtles in the short term, and unleash billions of tonnes of climate-wrecking pollution in the decades ahead \u2013 it\u2019s an environmental disaster in the making. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe answer couldn\u2019t be clearer here: the Albanese Government needs to say no to this mega-polluting project so our precious places are protected against further harm. This decision is the litmus test for the government\u2019s approach to gas and Australians are watching closely.\u201d     <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For interviews please contact <\/strong>jacqui.street@climatecouncil.org.au<\/strong><\/a> or call 0498 188 528<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Climate Council is Australia\u2019s leading community-funded climate change communications organisation. We provide authoritative, expert and evidence-based advice on climate change to journalists, policymakers, and the wider Australian community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For further information, go to: climatecouncil.org.au<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or follow us on social media: facebook.com\/climatecouncil<\/a> and twitter.com\/climatecouncil<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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