Gov’t gives fossil fuel free pass for excess emissions
A fifth of Australia’s fossil fuel facilities emit more more GHGs than approved – with no penalties/costs applied for excess emissions
by Adam Morton, 24/02/2022 in The Guardian
A fifth of Australia’s fossil fuel facilities emit more greenhouse gas than originally estimated, report says: Australian Conservation Foundation says blowouts show government’s safeguard mechanism is ‘failing’ to control industrial emissions.
- See the Australian Conservation’s detailed article: Emissions exposé: Australia’s biggest polluters are emitting more than approved and getting away with it
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