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Policy & Planning

Another CCS dream wins major project status, as feds keep faith with Sun Cable and cobalt plans
The federal government has given major project status to a CCS project owned by Inpex to reduce emissions from Ichthys LNG in Darwin.
Rachel Williamson

Jul 3, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Exxon abandons Gippsland basin CCS project, but doesn’t say why
Exxon Mobil has killed its Gippsland carbon capture and storage project running since 2022, but won’t explain why.
Rachel Williamson

Mar 24, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Forrest threatens to quit UK, says CCS is “waiting for the next idiot”
Tory government steps up oil exploration and investments in CCS, a technology Twiggy Forrest says is “waiting for the next idiot to come along.”
Rachel Williamson

Aug 2, 2023

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Policy & Planning

Problems at two CCS “success stories” cast fresh doubt on the technology
Problems at two long-running Norwegian carbon capture and storage projects are highlighting worrying challenges for the future, report finds.
Rachel Williamson

Jun 16, 2023

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Woodside’s carbon bill from new gas fields could hit $63bn by 2050, report says
Under the new Safeguard rules, the carbon bill alone may kill at least one major gas project that is still in the planning stages.
Rachel Williamson

Apr 19, 2023

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Beach Energy flags interest in offshore wind, but banks on “sensible” CCS
Australian major Beach Energy says it is assessing green energy options like offshore wind and hydrogen, while boosting gas production and banking on CCS.
Jim Regan

Oct 12, 2022

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Policy & Planning

Researchers push to make polluters put carbon back in the ground
A team from Oxford University is trying to persuade governments to impose CCS requirements on fossil fuel producers. But not everyone is on board.
Chloe Farand

Oct 3, 2022

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Policy & Planning

Morrison’s ‘hydrogen hubs’ push is a CCS trojan horse
Morrison and Taylor use promises for new ‘clean hydrogen’ hubs as a guise for channelling more than $285m into CCS projects.
Michael Mazengarb

Apr 27, 2022

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Australia’s only large-scale CCS project operated at half-capacity in first full year
Chevron copped a $40 million offset bill due to failures of the Gorgon CCS to meet emissions storage targets in its first year of operation.
Michael Mazengarb

Feb 9, 2022

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Fossil fuel industry asks Morrison government for more support for CCS
Fossil fuel groups are asking for more support for troubled carbon storage projects as the federal budget looms.
Michael Mazengarb

Jan 31, 2022

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Doubts raised over emissions cuts at Santos CCS project receiving government subsidies
Questions raised around claimed emissions reductions at massive Morrison government backed CCS project, that may increase fossil fuel use.
Michael Mazengarb

Dec 8, 2021

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Angus Taylor launches fresh attempt to use clean energy body to fund CCS projects
Morrison government will again try to overhaul a key clean energy fund in attempt to direct $500 million to CCS and ‘low emissions’ tech.
Michael Mazengarb

Nov 10, 2021

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