Your gift will power our legal battle to challenge the Environment Minister's decision to approve Woodside's North West Shelf extension

In September, the Albanese Government greenlit the most polluting gas project in the Southern Hemisphere – Woodside's North West Shelf extension. 

Thanks to the Environment Minister’s rubber stamp, Woodside’s North West Shelf gas plant is set to keep running to 2070. That’s 45 more years!   

The North West Shelf extension is the centrepiece of a carbon bomb that will cause staggering amounts of climate pollution, equal to around TEN TIMES Australia’s total annual emissions.   

This decision was shocking and infuriating. But it’s not over.  

ACF has decided to take this fight to the courtroom. We will argue:  

• The Minister wrongly considered the economic benefits of the unapproved Browse gas project in his Statement of Reasons for approving the North West Shelf extension.  
  
  
• The approval left out critical details. The Minister gave the green light without knowing the details of the gas the project will process and what pollution it will cause.  
  
  
• The Minister failed to consider the physical effects of climate change as an ‘impact’. 

This could be one of the most important climate legal challenges in Australia’s history. If we win, it won’t just affect a single project, it could set a protective precedent that overturns the dangerous logic the Albanese Government is using to greenlight new coal and gas projects across the country. 

But we urgently need people like you by our side. 

Together, we can hold the government to account for making outrageous decisions that harm our future.  

Will you donate today to help us win this fight in court? Your donation today will power our legal battle to challenge the Minister’s approval for Woodside's North West Shelf extension. 

Call us free on 1800 223 669 during office hours (AEST) and our friendly team can take your donation over the phone.

While your gift is designated towards this legal battle, if designated funds exceed our case requirements or unforeseen priorities arise, we may direct your funds towards other urgent initiatives to support nature and climate.

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