'Sleeper issue' of leaking coal seam gas fields may blow hole in emissions goals

By Peter Hannam
July 2 2016 - 11:45pm
Queensland's coal seam gas industry now has more than 7000 wells. Photo: Saah Moles, Wilderness Society
Queensland's coal seam gas industry now has more than 7000 wells. Photo: Saah Moles, Wilderness Society
CSG has its protesters now – before fugitive emissions are known. Photo: Andrew Quilty
CSG has its protesters now – before fugitive emissions are known. Photo: Andrew Quilty
The industry says just 0.02 per cent of the gas developed vents as methane to the atmosphere. Photo: Glenn Hunt
The industry says just 0.02 per cent of the gas developed vents as methane to the atmosphere. Photo: Glenn Hunt
LNG exports were worth $16.9 billion in 2014-15, APPEA says. Photo: Stephanie Kelly
LNG exports were worth $16.9 billion in 2014-15, APPEA says. Photo: Stephanie Kelly
Chinchilla community members said the Condamine River has never bubbled with such frequency before CGS mining came to the region. Photo: Max Phillips
Chinchilla community members said the Condamine River has never bubbled with such frequency before CGS mining came to the region. Photo: Max Phillips

Gas has long been touted as cleaner than coal and marketed as a "transition" fuel until the mass take-up of renewable energy becomes viable.

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