The sheer scale of emissions from the expansion, and projects linked, to it will make achieving 2030 emission targets much harder for Western Australia and by extension, Australia and the world.
The action lodged in Western Australia’s Supreme Court comes after Woodside finally committed to building the Scarborough and Pluto LNG expansion project last week.
CCWA said that the approval was unlawful as it failed to properly consider and control the environmental harm generated by the development’s greenhouse gas emissions.