Despite being elected with a clear mandate to take action on climate, the Australian federal government has just approved Woodside's extension to the North West Shelf, the oldest, dirtiest gas plant in Australia and keystone to the Burrup Hub mega-gas project, with one condition: Woodside has ten days to prove they can mitigate the gas plant’s impacts on air quality.
The fight’s not over – and there are still plenty of steps Woodside needs to take before they can execute their full plans for the Burrup Hub gas mega-project. As things stand, Woodside is running out of gas to fill the capacity of the North West Shelf, and they still need approval to drill for Browse gas at Scott Reef. In addition, Minister Watt needs to be held accountable for his failure to protect our climate and future. He needs to hear overwhelming concern and disappointment from the WA community.
To reject Browse, Minister Watt needs to be able to demonstrate that the community strongly opposes it. The Go Beyond Gas movement is working together to flood Minister Watt’s phone with calls. Can you make a quick phone call to let him know he’s made the wrong decision and he must do better on Browse? It takes just a few moments!
*** Call Minister Murray Watt now on: (02) 6277 7920 ***
Speaking points for your call:
Say your name, where you live, and say you're disappointed in the decision to approve Woodside's North West Shelf extension and are calling for Browse to be rejected! Approving Browse and the Burrup Hub would:
- Lock in nearly 14x Australia's annual emissions
- Enable the most polluting project in the southern hemisphere
- Erode 50,000-year-old Murujuga rock art
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Enable over 20 wells to be drilled around Scott Reef, putting Scott Reef at risk of:
- Subsidence of the Sandy Islet
- Catastrophic oil spills
- Harm to endangered species
Thank them for their time!
Note: If Murray Watt's parliamentary office is no longer answering our calls for a rejection of the Burrup Hub, please call his electoral office instead: (07) 5531 1033.Please ask the electoral office staff member to pass on your concerns to MrWatt's parliamentary office.
Good luck, and let us know how the call goes.
