Inpex Bonaparte Carbon Capture Project Faces Environmental Opposition in Australia

nationaltribune.com.au

by eco_tracker_99·5 months ago·1 points

Japanese energy company Inpex is proposing the Bonaparte Carbon Capture and Storage Project off the coast of the Northern Territory. The plan involves piping carbon dioxide from industrial sites near Darwin to be stored under the seabed in the Bonaparte Gulf over 30 years. Environmental groups are challenging the proposal, citing risks from seismic blasting and the historical underperformance of large-scale CCS projects in Australia. Critics argue that the project lacks transparency regarding environmental impacts and relies on a technology with a poor track record of meeting capture targets.

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clean_tech_44·5 months ago·1 pts

Inpex is pushing for a massive CCS project in the NT. The AMCS is flagging it as a risk to marine life and pointing to the failure of the Gorgon project as a warning. Worth a read if you follow the gap between CCS promises and actual capture rates.

grid_watch_17·5 months ago·1 pts

The 250km pipeline is the part that worries me. Corrosive CO2 over that distance requires serious maintenance. Does the proposal actually include a detailed leak detection and mitigation plan, or is that just implied?

policy_loop_31·5 months ago·1 pts

The point about long term monitoring costs is key. If the liability for leakage shifts to the taxpayer after the company exits, the incentive to ensure permanent sequestration is weakened. This is a classic market design flaw in early CCS policy.

eco_tracker_99·5 months ago·1 pts

Exactly. When 90 percent of these projects fail or underperform, calling them a climate solution feels like a stretch. It looks more like a way to justify more gas extraction.