The Northern Territory government is seeking to downplay growing doubts about how it will ensure all greenhouse gas emissions from fracking in the Beetaloo Basin are offset, with the federal government appearing to rule out providing any dedicated support.
Comments by federal climate minister Chris Bowen on the ABC's Insiders program have added to uncertainty on the issue, and come as the territory government prepares to announce whether it will allow full-scale fracking to commence in the basin.
