Climate and rock art advocates take on Woodside’s ‘carbon bomb’ WA gas project in federal court
Environmental groups are challenging the Australian government's approval of a major gas project extension by Woodside in federal court. The case centers on the project's potential climate impact and its proximity to significant indigenous rock art sites.
Why it matters
The outcome could set a legal precedent for how Australian environmental law accounts for climate change and carbon emissions in large-scale industrial approvals.
Australian Conservation Foundation chief executive Adam Bandt speaks outside court in Melbourne on Tuesday, where the Woodside gas project extension is being challenged. Photograph: Ari Balle-Bowness/Australian Conservation Foundation Australian Conservation Foundation chief executive Adam Bandt speaks outside court in Melbourne on Tuesday, where the Woodside gas project extension is being challenged. Photograph: Ari Balle-Bowness/Australian Conservation Foundation Environment Climate and rock art advocates take on Woodside’s ‘carbon bomb’ WA gas project in federal court Albanese government’s approval of North West Shelf gas extension being challenged by the Australian Conservation Foundation and Friends of Australian Rock Art
Prefer the Guardian on Google The Albanese government’s decision to approve one of the world’s largest gas projects in Western Australia is being challenged in the federal court, setting up a significant test of how Australia’s environment law deals with the threat of climate change.
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