Energy activist group Climate Justice Taranaki criticised Todd Energy’s drilling programme. In a media release, group spokeswoman Catherine Cheung claimed the company planned to drill 24 wells at two sites. However a Todd spokeswoman confirmed only two wells will be drilled. However the company was in the early planning stages to drill up to 24 wells over the next 10 years or more at the Mangahewa C and D sites. Cheung said the drilling programme was a “slap in the face” to reducing carbon footprint. “What’s the point of declaring a climate emergency if a company can keep drilling and burning more climate wrecking fossil fuels?” she said in a statement.
Drilling of gas wells makes mockery of climate emergency declaration, says watchdog
7 Jan, 2021 08:28 PM
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By Robin Martin, of RNZ.
Plans to drill new onshore gas wells in Tikorangi, north of New Plymouth, make a mockery of the Government s climate change emergency declaration, says an energy watchdog.
Climate Justice Taranaki researcher Catherine Cheung told a community meeting recently Todd Energy wanted to drill 24 new wells at its Mangahewa C and D wellsites. Todd s proposal to expand the two wellsites and drill two dozen new wells is a slap in the face to everyone who is committed to reducing our own carbon footprint to alleviate the impacts of climate chaos.
In a recent community meeting in Tikorangi, Todd Energy announced its plan to drill 24 new wells at Mangahewa C and D wellsites. It makes a mockery of the government’s climate emergency declaration just a week ago. “Todd’s proposal to expand the .