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.

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.

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.  

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 next decade if the most dangerous impacts of climate change are to be avoided. 

The WA Conservation Council (CCWA) has called on the WA Government to ensure that environmental standards are maintained and strengthened as part of the package of additional resources provided to regulatory agencies by the McGowan Government.

New data has been released today about the taxpayer subsidised carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility at Chevron’s Barrow Island LNG export facility.

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 permanent damage to priceless Aboriginal heritage proposed for World Heritage listing.

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 permanent damage to priceless Aboriginal heritage proposed for World Heritage listing.

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 or Aboriginal heritage. 

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 or Aboriginal heritage.