Climate and rock art advocates take on Woodside’s ‘carbon bomb’ WA gas project in federal court

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The Australian Conservation Foundation is challenging the Albanese government's approval of a major gas project in federal court. The project, described as a 'carbon bomb,' is expected to release about 4 billion tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere. The gas plant operates near an indigenous rock art complex that contains ancient petroglyphs. A UN special rapporteur has been allowed to intervene in the case to address Australia's international climate obligations.