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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Environment
Adam Morton Climate and environment editor

A fifth of Australia’s fossil fuel facilities emit more greenhouse gas than originally estimated, report says

Generic photo of emissions from a smoke stack at a power station
Environmental campaigners say the emissions blowouts at Australia’s fossil fuel developments demonstrate lack of carbon pollution regulation. Photograph: Stéphane Mahé/Reuters

A fifth of Australia’s major coal, gas and oil facilities emit significantly more greenhouse gas than originally estimated when they submitted their plans to governments for approval, an investigation has found.

In the worst cases, some fossil fuel developments now emit more than 20 times what was expected before they were given the green light, according to a report by the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF).

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