NSW fossil fuel projects approved since Paris agreement set to release 3bn tonnes of emissions
by Adam Morton Climate and environment editor from on (#5VSZ7)
The 23 coal and gas approvals could release six times the greenhouse gas Australia emits in a year, environment group warns
New South Wales authorities have approved new fossil fuel projects expected to release at least 3bn tonnes of greenhouse gas - six times what Australia emits in a year - since the start of the landmark Paris agreement five years ago.
The state's Independent Planning Commission and its predecessor, the Planning Assessment Commission, have approved 23 coal and gas projects since the global climate deal formally came into force in November 2016, according to analysis by the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF).
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