Australian farming lobby groups and rural communities oppose a carbon capture trial in the Great Artesian Basin, fearing potential damage to the $13bn economic activity it supports.

Farming lobby groups and rural communities in Australia are urging political leaders to intervene and stop a proposed carbon capture and storage (CCS) trial in the Great Artesian Basin, the country's largest freshwater resource. AgForce, a farming advocacy group, is campaigning against the three-year trial by Glencore subsidiary Carbon Transport and Storage Corporation (CTSCo), which plans to inject up to 330,000 tonnes of CO2 from a coal-fired power station into the Precipice Sandstone aquifer. AgForce fears the trial could damage the entire basin, which supports $13 billion of economic activity across Australia.

February 21, 2024
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