Premier Steven Miles says laws prohibiting greenhouse gas storage in the Basin will benefit farmers and the environment
The Miles government will introduce legislation to ban carbon capture and storage in the Great Artesian Basin – a water source that runs under parts of Queensland, NSW, SA and the NT.The Miles government will introduce legislation to ban carbon capture and storage in the Great Artesian Basin – a water source that runs under parts of Queensland, NSW, SA and the NT.
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundupreleased into the atmosphere from a fossil fuel project, usually by liquefying it and injecting it into underground reservoirs. The technology has not proven economically viable despite billions of dollars in potential government announced over the past two decades.
“We will continue to review the safety aspects of greenhouse gas storage in the state to support future generations of Queenslanders and to ensure the Queensland’s great natural environment is preserved,” Miles said.David Copeman from the Queensland conservation council said it was “great news”.
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