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title: New QLD gas development could increase emissions by 60 per cent
description: New report has found proposed gas development in Lake Eyre Basin could increase Australia's total annual emissions by 60 per cent
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# New QLD gas development could increase emissions by 60 per cent
Thursday, 13 January 2022
A new report by a leading climate change expert has found that proposed gas development in the Lake Eyre Basin could increase Australia's total annual emissions by 60 per cent
Investor groups have warned the EU against labelling gas investments as ‘green’
Record ocean temperatures continue to drive headlines
And South Australia has set a new renewable energy record in the final days of 2021
[Channel Country gas development could increase national emissions by 60 per cent, report says](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-13/channel-country-gas-increase-emissions-by-60-per-cent/100749670)
A new report by a leading climate change expert has found that proposed gas development in the Lake Eyre Basin, greenlit by the Queensland government without consulting Traditional Owners, could increase Australia's total annual emissions by 60 per cent
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Rosa Hicks was one of six arrested after a group of activists used washable chalk paint to write messages on a pedestrian bridge in Perth within view of Woodside’s headquarters to protest the company’s development of Scarborough mega gas project.
[South Australia sets new renewables record in final days of 2021](https://reneweconomy.com.au/south-australia-winds-up-2021-with-smashing-new-renewables-record/)
The state’s solar and wind farms and rooftop solar systems supplied an average of just over 100 per cent of local demand every day for a period of almost one week
[Investor group warns EU against labelling gas investments as green](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-10395065/Investor-group-warns-EU-against-labelling-gas-investments-green.html)
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The world’s oceans recorded their hottest year in more than 60 years with greenhouse gases driving increasing temperatures, amid concerns the ocean’s ecosystems will be unsustainable in the warmer climate
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