On Thursday, Australia’s emissions reduction minister, Angus Taylor, told parliament the country’s thriving liquified natural gas (LNG) trade – a fossil fuel industry – was cutting global greenhouse pollution by 150 million tonnes a year.
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| The idea the export gas industry is good for the planet – and Australia deserves credit for it – appears set for a serious workout in this parliament. |
It was no small claim: equivalent to more than a quarter of what Australia emits every year.
Two days earlier, an analysis by US-based researchers and anti-fossil fuel advocates the Global Energy Monitor found if all US$1.3tn worth of LNG developments planned across the globe went ahead they would do at least as much to drive the world into climate catastrophe as new coal investments, possibly more. Australia is a significant player in this drive, with $38bn in investments on the books – fourth behind only the US, Canada or Russia.
Read the story from The Guardian by Adam Morton - “Fuelling the climate crisis: why LNG is no miracle cure for Australia’s coal addiction.”
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