Party labels plan for offshore carbon capture and storage near Scott Reef ‘nothing but greenwashing’ and calls on Albanese government to extend public consultation

Woodside Energy has proposed burying 4m tonnes of CO2 a year from its multibillion-dollar Browse project in undersea storage off the coast of Western Australia.

The federal environment department published the offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS) plans on 2 January for two weeks of public consultation before it determines whether the proposal requires an environmental assessment.

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