How high will emissions be from Woodside’s giant new gas project in Western Australia? | Temperature Check

The company argues gas will do more than other sources of energy to help the world reach net zero - but it's only comparing it with coal

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There's little doubt greenhouse gas emissions from a new $16bn mega gas project off the Western Australia coast will be enormous after it drills into a vast new reservoir of fossil fuels.

But just how high will the emissions be from the Scarborough development - confirmed by Woodside and BHP this week?