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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Environment
Petra Stock

‘Like lighting a cigarette while trying to quit’: Australia approves new coal seam gas expansion

A man holds a sign that says 'no coal seam gas'
The federal government has approved a major coal seam gas expansion in Queensland. Photograph: Jason Reed/Reuters

A major coal seam gas expansion, contributing about 120m tonnes of carbon emissions over its lifetime, has been approved by the federal government until 2081.

The approval enables Australia Pacific LNG to continue to build, operate and eventually decommission new gas infrastructure in Queensland’s Surat and Bowen basins.

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