EnvA’s campaign overview
Blue Energy’s proposal continues to change, which means that we need to keep up and modify our campagin strategy to suit.
But to start with, what we have done so far:
- Lodged a submission on their Environmental Authority application. Our conclusion was that the project should be refused due to the environmental impacts and the significant greenhouse gas emissions. We also asked that in the alternative to a refusal, and prior to any decision on the Environmental Approval application, that the Project be referred for consideration under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) and a thorough assessment of the environmental impacts be undertaken.
- Written to the Federal Environment Minister asking for her to use her authority under section 70 of the EPBC Act and ‘call in’ this project for a thorough assessment of the direct impacts to MNES and the indirect impacts from the contribution of the Blue Energy emissions to climate change.
- Written to the Queensland Environment Minister requesting that all fossil fuel projects be required to go through an EIS process. Without this, the community has a significantly reduced opportunity to provide public comment on proposals and are forced to make comment with only limited environmental information available.
- Launched a legal challenge on the approval of Blue Enegy’s coal seam gas project in the Queensland Land Court.
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