Australian regulator finds large-scale emissions misreporting by coalminer Peabody
by Adam Morton Climate and environment editor from on (#5VK66)
US giant agrees to hire auditors after calculation errors, poor record-keeping and inconsistent data collection discovered
US coalmining giant Peabody Energy has repeatedly submitted incorrect greenhouse gas emissions reports to the Australian government, prompting questions about the reliability of national climate data based on company assessments.
The Clean Energy Regulator found Peabody had a history of filing inaccurate reports required under the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act due to calculation errors, poor record-keeping and inconsistent data collection and analysis.
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