Carbon capture in the Great Artesian Basin risks ‘greatest environmental asset’, farmers say

Farmers and conservationists say they are prepared to take it to the high court' to oppose a planned carbon capture and storage facility

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Farming bodies and environmental groups in regional Queensland have formed an unusual alliance to ensure a proposal to inject carbon dioxide into the Great Artesian basin does not go ahead.

Carbon Transport and Storage Corporation (CTSCo) - subsidiary of global mining company Glencore - is awaiting a decision by the Queensland government to approve a pilot scheme to liquefy CO2 from a coal-fired power station and store it deep underground. Opponents claim the project could cause irreversible damage to water aquifers.

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