Emissions from WA gas project with world’s largest industrial carbon capture system rise by more than 50%

The Chevron development off the Pilbara coast was approved on the condition the company store about 4m tonnes of CO2 a year

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Emissions from Chevron’s Gorgon gas development off Western Australia have increased by more than 50%, despite it being home to the world’s largest industrial carbon capture and storage system.

There has been a sharp drop in the amount of CO2 stored underground at the liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant over the last three years, data released by Chevron showed.

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