News - Conservation Council of Western Australia 2023

Woodside LNG expansion facing opposition and uncertainty

Woodside’s $50bn LNG expansion plan, including the Scarborough LNG development, is facing growing concerns from investors and strengthening opposition from environment groups who are stepping up in their fight against the projects...

New Research: Woodside's Scarborough project the most polluting development in Australia

The Conservation Council of Western Australia and The Australia Institute have today released new research showing that the Woodside and BHP Scarborough LNG development is one of the most polluting developments proposed in Australia....

Further approvals for Scarborough LNG proposal fail to remove legal, climate and heritage issues

Today further approvals for the Woodside Scarborough and Pluto LNG expansion have been provided by the WA Minister for Environment; Climate Action, with no assessment of the project's impacts on the climate...

Call for Moratorium on Burrup Peninsula Development

The Conservation Council of Western Australia (CCWA) and Former Western Australian Premier, Carmen Lawrence today called for a pause on any new development on the Burrup Peninsula as LNG expansion threatens further...

IPCC 'Code Red' must force a re-think on climate-wrecking Scarborough LNG development

Western Australia’s peak environment group has called for an urgent re-think on plans for large new gas developments following findings from the IPCC that carbon pollution must be reduced dramatically in the...

BHP - Woodside deal could be catalyst for Scarborough

Conservation Council of WA Executive Director, Piers Verstegen, reacts to the announcement by BHP and Woodside that will see BHP's petroleum business to the Perth-based company.

EPA Report a wake-up call for Woodside on pollution damage to ancient Aboriginal rock art

Conservation groups have welcomed new warnings from the EPA that pollution from Woodside’s LNG operations is risking ‘serious or irreversible damage’ to ancient rock art proposed for World Heritage listing on the Burrup...

'Sever Stranding Risk' for new LNG developments says new report

A new financial report has raised major concerns for Australian oil and gas companies, with many planned or existing sites at risk of becoming ‘stranded assets’.

Scarborough LNG pipeline approval risks climate, marine life and cultural heritage

Western Australia’s peak conservation group says the WA Government approval of a gas pipeline for the controversial Woodside Scarborough LNG project will accelerate climate change; damage the richest area of marine biodiversity in the state and harm unique cultural heritage.

Woodside’s Kwinana hydrogen project more greenwash than green

Western Australia’s peak conservation group has said that Woodside’s proposed $1bn investment in a hydrogen export facility in Kwinana appeared to be the latest attempt to greenwash Woodside’s fossil gas expansion plans....

Investors warned approvals for Scarborough LNG ‘in a mess’ just weeks from investment deadline

A new report warns investors and shareholders that environmental and heritage approvals for Woodside’s highly controversial Scarborough project are ‘in a mess’, creating major risks and uncertainty for the project less than...

Environment groups vow to step up campaign as a ‘desperate’ Woodside accepts all the risk on Scarborough gas project

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has condemned an announcement that international equity and debt corporation, Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), has agreed to help finance Woodside’s highly controversial Scarborough gas development in...

CCWA raises legal query over Scarborough Great Barrier Reef impacts

The Environmental Defenders Office has sent a legal letter to Woodside CEO, Meg O’Neill on behalf of the Conservation Council of WA.

'This is far from over' - Conservation group to continue fight against 'most polluting' development

The Conservation Council of WA has said it is as determined as ever in its campaign against Woodside's highly controversial Scarborough gas development.

Second Supreme Court challenge to Woodside’s Scarborough development

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has launched a second Supreme Court challenge relating to the Scarborough gas proposal as pressure continues to build around the controversial fossil fuel development.

New scientific report on Scarborough leaves Woodside’s claims ‘in tatters’ - CCWA

The controversial Scarborough gas development, planned for north west WA is ‘a bet against’ the world meeting its Paris Agreement commitments and will result in a 12 per cent increase in the...

‘Biggest fossil fuel development in a decade’ - Controversial WA gas project under pressure in Supreme Court

The fight against Woodside’s controversial Scarborough gas development is heading to the Supreme Court with proceedings set to begin this morning (Monday 20 December 2021).

Woodside ‘wringing every last drop’ from toxic gas business – Conservation Council

WA’s peak conservation body has responded to figures released by Woodside Petroleum this morning, calling out ‘glaring omissions’ in the company’s annual report.

‘Cultural heritage laws broken’ say Traditional Owners, Conservationists, as Federal Government steps in over controversial proposal on sacred sites

Traditional Owners and conservationists say that a decision by the Federal Government to intervene over a controversial urea plant, proposed for sacred Aboriginal sites, shows that the cultural heritage approvals process is...

Woodside's emissions trial 'an illusion' - CCWA

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has rubbished today's announcement by Woodside Petroleum, that it plans to pursue a 'carbon capture and utilisation' facility in Perth.

'Tone deaf' - Woodside comments on further gas expansion slammed by conservation council

Comments by Woodside CEO, Meg O’Neill – published this morning in the Australian Financial Review – have been slammed by the Conservation Council of WA, which has described calls to ‘kick-start’ stalled...

Woodside AGM – Conservation Council responds as Woodside ‘doubles down’ on fossil fuels

Woodside has been bombarded with questions from shareholders, environment and conservation experts and Traditional Custodians from WA’s north west at its Annual General meeting, in Perth.

CCWA welcomes state government interim targets - More still to do on emissions

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has welcomed an announcement by the WA State Government that will see emissions from all government agencies cut by 80 per cent below 2020 levels,...

EPA recommends approval for Woodside gas facility extension – Conservation Council to appeal

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has said it intends to appeal a recommendation by WA’s Environmental Protection Authority that Woodside’s proposed extension of the North West Shelf gas processing facility...

'A referendum on the future of fossil fuels’ – Record number of appeals against Woodside gas facility proposal

A controversial fossil fuel proposal in Western Australia has attracted a record number of appeals from the general public in what is being called ‘a referendum’ on the future of fossil...

Woodside back in Supreme Court as CCWA challenges key gas project approval

Woodside’s controversial Scarborough gas project is once again under threat from a high-profile court challenge which could derail plans for a key infrastructure proposal.

‘A blank cheque’– 47,000 SQ KM of marine environment earmarked for fossil fuel expansion

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has criticised a decision by the Federal Resources Minister, Madeleine King, which will grant an extra 47,000 square kilometres of Commonwealth waters for oil and gas...

Just how ‘green’ is Woodside’s latest H2 announcement?

By Liam Lilly Another day, another announcement from WA’s omnipresent fossil fuel giant, Woodside.

'We can't get emissions under control if we don't get oil and gas under control'

By Maggie Wood, Acting Executive Director of the Conservation Council of WA Yesterday, the Federal Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen, delivered his first Annual Climate Change Statement to...

State Government commits to net-zero emissions by 2050 in new legislation

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has welcomed an announcement which will see the state government’s 2050 net-zero target enshrined in law. This move makes Western Australia the third Australian state...

Woodside ‘deeply entrenched in oil and gas’ as peak body slams company’s latest climate reporting

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has slammed Woodside’s latest climate report, describing the document as ‘just not credible’ and lacking ‘any meaningful commitments to reduce emissions’.

Changes to Woodside’s Pluto greenhouse gas conditions ‘tinkering around the edges’ – CCWA

Changes to the greenhouse gas conditions of Woodside’s controversial Pluto gas plant will not materially make the site any less polluting or environmentally damaging, according to Western Australia’s peak conservation body.

‘Too little too late’ – Woodside’s eleventh-hour concession on climate vote fails to impress investors as AGM looms

By Liam Lilly Last week, mere days from its Annual General Meeting, Woodside announced that it would, after all, allow a non-binding vote in 2024 on its widely discredited climate plan....

Fracking in NT’s Beetaloo Basin draws parallels with fossil fuel rhetoric in WA - CCWA

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has reacted with dismay to the news that the Beetaloo gas basin in the Northern Territory will be opened to fracking, despite warnings from the scientific...