Protect climate and health. Reject the North West Shelf gas project extension in WA

After six years of assessments and a record 770 appeals, the extension of the North West Shelf gas Project at Murujuga, also known as Burrup Peninsula, has been approved by Western Australia’s Environmental Protection Agency and Environment Minister Reece Whitby. The project has received approval for an extension of 50 years through to 2070, far beyond Australia’s goal of net zero emissions by 2050 and decades beyond the scientifically backed goal of net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2035, to ensure the best chance of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees.

The potential health risks associated with ...

After six years of assessments and a record 770 appeals, the extension of the North West Shelf gas Project at Murujuga, also known as Burrup Peninsula, has been approved by Western Australia’s Environmental Protection Agency and Environment Minister Reece Whitby. The project has received approval for an extension of 50 years through to 2070, far beyond Australia’s goal of net zero emissions by 2050 and decades beyond the scientifically backed goal of net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2035, to ensure the best chance of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees.

The potential health risks associated with proximity to these projects are extensive, and include; increased severity of asthma in children, higher hospitalisation and death rates due to heart attacks, heart failure, respiratory diseases and some cancers associated with gas operations and/or predicted from air pollution exposure and interference with normal development of unborn babies.

This would be catastrophic for human, environmental and cultural health and wellbeing in Australia.

The Minister for Environment and Water has until 11 January 2025 to hand down a final decision on the approval of the proposed extension. We ask that they do not approve the proposal of the North West Shelf extension, to safeguard the health and wellbeing of all people living in Australia.

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I am writing to you regarding the extension of the North West Shelf gas project at Murujuga, Western Australia (WA), which was approved by the WA Environmental Protection Agency and Environment Minister Reece Whitby last week.

I am very concerned about the impact the extension will have on the health of people living in Murujuga and all of Australia. I also echo the calls of Murujuga Traditional Owners, who have expressed concern about the proximity and potential to impact the UNESCO World Heritage nominated Murujuga Cultural Landscape.

As a health professional, I witness first hand the effect of climate change on the health of people living in Australia. I am concerned about the potential for operations in the North West Shelf to be extended by 50 years, through to 2070. This is far beyond Australia’s goal of net zero emissions by 2050, and has the potential to generate an additional 4.3 billion tonnes of Greenhouse Gas emissions.

The climate damage which will inevitably be caused by the extension poses a serious threat to health. Additionally, the direct health risks associated with proximity to these projects are extensive.

Approval of this extension would be catastrophic for human, environmental and cultural health and wellbeing in Australia.

As you are reviewing the proposal for the North West Shelf Extension in the Burrup Hub, I ask that you meaningfully consider the impacts to climate and health.

As I understand it, you have until 11 January 2025 to hand down a final decision on the approval of the proposed extension. I ask that you please do not approve the proposal of the North West Shelf extension, to safeguard the health and wellbeing of all people living in Australia.

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