Australian Greenhouse Gas Emissions Underestimated
Source: https://www.asiafinancial.com/australian-greenhouse-gas-emissions-underestimated-report-says
Gas and mining projects in Australia are emitting significantly more greenhouse gases than operators promised, with an environmental group reporting on Thursday that one pipeline was releasing 20 times the initial estimate. During an 18-month investigation, researchers from the Australian Conservation Foundation found one-in-five fossil fuel companies reporting their emissions had exceeded the amount approved by the government. These emissions include carbon dioxide, methane and other GHGs. As part of its investigation, the Australian Conservation Fund also looked at emissions from coal mines and found a similar pattern of underestimation.