Resources minister faces calls to correct her claim all Beetaloo emissions will be offset
Australian Resources Minister Madeleine King is facing criticism for claiming that emissions from the Beetaloo gas basin would be fully offset. Research suggests that 95% of the basin's emissions over the next decade will not be covered by offsets, contradicting the minister's public statements.
Why it matters
The discrepancy highlights ongoing tensions between government fossil fuel expansion policies and climate change commitments.
At the National Press Club, Madeleine King defended her support for the development of the Beetaloo gas basin in the Northern Territory. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP At the National Press Club, Madeleine King defended her support for the development of the Beetaloo gas basin in the Northern Territory. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP Northern Territory Resources minister faces calls to correct her claim all Beetaloo emissions will be offset Madeleine King told press club emissions from NT fossil fuel basin ‘are accounted for and offset’ but research found 95% of emissions this decade would not have to be offset
Prefer the Guardian on Google The resources minister, Madeleine King, is facing calls to correct her claim in a major speech that all greenhouse gas emissions from developing a massive fossil fuel basin in the Northern Territory will be offset to limit their impact on the climate.
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