{"id":29353,"date":"2024-09-30T22:43:31","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T22:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=29353"},"modified":"2024-09-30T22:43:31","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T22:43:31","slug":"new-gas-wells-off-12-apostles-mean-28-coal-and-gas-projects-approved-under-labor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2024\/09\/30\/new-gas-wells-off-12-apostles-mean-28-coal-and-gas-projects-approved-under-labor\/","title":{"rendered":"New gas wells off 12 Apostles mean 28 coal and gas projects approved under Labor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Greens have slammed Labor\u2019s latest approval of gas projects saying voters now see Labor as climate charlatans.

Labor\u2019s Federal Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Madeleine King has granted two production licences to Kerry Stokes\u2019 Beach Energy over the Artisan and La Bella oil and gas fields just south of the 12 Apostles in Victoria.

Despite the warnings of the International Energy Agency that there should be no new coal, oil and gas projects to stay within safe climate levels, yet Labor has now approved 28 coal and gas projects since coming to office.

Greens Leader Adam Bandt:<\/strong>

\u201cLabor are climate charlatans, adopting the \u2018drill baby drill\u2019 policies of Donald Trump. From the Browse project on Scott Reef, the Beetaloo carbon bomb in NT and now drilling off the Victorian coast, our environment and climate is under threat from Labor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEmissions are higher under Anthony Albanese than Scott Morrison, and Labor keeps backing new coal and gas projects. Labor has lost all climate credibility.

\u201cIt\u2019s 2024, the climate crisis is already smashing Australia and even worse is to come for our children, but Labor has approved 28 new coal and gas projects. Labor approving 28 coal and gas projects is intergenerational climate crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t put the fire out while you\u2019re pouring petrol on it, and Labor approving new coal and gas is making the climate crisis worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGas is as dirty as coal, and scientists have clearly said there can be no new coal and gas projects if we are to have any chance at a safer climate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greens portfolio holder for Resources, Trade and Tourism, First Nations, and Northern Australia, and Yamatji Noongar woman, Senator Dorinda Cox:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“This decision is not about gas shortages. It’s about profits and keeping the gas cartel happy. If we wanted to drive down gas costs and look after Australians, we would address the huge profits made and the export of gas abroad at the cost of Australians struggling in a cost of living crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMinister King\u2019s approval is reckless and continues to threaten our climate goals. By approving these offshore fields, she continues to pander to the gas cartel and is locking us into decades of fossil fuel reliance, at a time when Labor claims to want to invest in renewables for a sustainable future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe environmental risks of offshore drilling are well known, from oil spills to the extinction of fragile marine ecosystems and then there is the destruction of intangible heritage\u2014risks that Madeleine King seems all too willing to ignore for her gas buddies and short-term corporate profits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“First Nations communities and environmental advocates are being ignored in these decisions. Our lands, waters and ecosystems are being sacrificed for the benefit of big corporations, and once again, the government fails to listen to those most affected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cInstead of expanding fossil fuel projects, Madeleine King should be investing in clean energy solutions that protect our country and respect the rights of First Nations people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Greens have slammed Labor\u2019s latest approval of gas projects saying voters now see Labor as climate charlatans. Labor\u2019s Federal Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Madeleine King has granted two production licences to Kerry Stokes\u2019 Beach Energy over the Artisan and La Bella oil and gas fields just south of the 12 Apostles in … Continue reading “New gas wells off 12 Apostles mean 28 coal and gas projects approved under Labor”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29353"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29353\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29354,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29353\/revisions\/29354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}