'Social licence to operate' is a term describing how much community support a project or company has. As the Northern Rivers CSG experience shows, failing to get it can have costly impacts for firms.
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Coal seam gas may not be responsible for a flaming river in Queensland, but it still raises uncomfortable questions.
Coal seam gas companies have invested billions of dollars to export their products overseas. But is their investment paying off?
Recent water leaks related to coal seam gas development in New South Wales raise more concerns about the industry's impact on groundwater.
Is Christian Democratic Party leader Fred Nile correct when he says that 53% of Australia's landmass is under current exploration licence for unconventional mining?
Whether you're a supporter or opponent of coal seam gas, the looming New South Wales election will decide the industry's future in the state. So what are the three key issues to watch?
The Australian Constitution says residents have the right to water from the rivers for irrigation and conservation purposes but governments have brought in laws that are restricting this – One Nation’s…
In a recent article on The Conversation, Queensland coal seam gas (CSG) researchers argued that the industry is progressing faster than the science, leading to concerns over fugitive emissions and impacts…
One of the key questions about the coal seam gas (CSG) industry, which is now being developed at breakneck speed across Australia, is how much methane is released as “fugitive” emissions. Three weeks ago…
Residents in Queensland’s Western Downs region have mixed feelings towards coal seam gas (CSG) development taking place in their midst, according to our CSIRO survey. More than two-thirds of locals described…
Coal seam gas has an image problem, as a former Santos chairman and others in the industry have acknowledged. The way the industry extracts natural gas from deep underground coal seams, both here and overseas…
Why would young Australians buck international trends and move to the country? According to our research, a growing youth population has been observed in coal seam gas (CSG) development areas within the…
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Chair of Geology & Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor, University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer, Hydrogeology & Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, RMIT University
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Adjunct Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Associate Professor, Connected Waters Initiative, UNSW
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