NT's new climate resilience plan lists gas project as top priority (opens original article in a new tab)

Northern Territory's climate resilience plan faces criticism for prioritizing gas extraction from the Beetaloo Basin, with environment groups arguing it increases emissions and harms health, while the government claims it supports energy security and low-emissions goals. The plan's focus on gas has been condemned as contradictory to climate resilience, and the NT lacks emissions reduction targets.

• Northern Territory government's climate resilience plan prioritizes gas extraction from Beetaloo Basin
• Environment groups criticize the plan for increasing emissions and harming health
• Plan includes accelerating low-emissions gas production to support energy security
• NT lacks legislated emissions reduction targets, unlike other Australian states