A fifth of Australia's fossil fuel facilities emit more greenhouse gas than originally estimated, report says

Australian Conservation Foundation says blowouts show government's safeguard mechanism is 'failing' to control industrial emissionsFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingA fifth of Australia's major coal, gas and oil facilities emit significantly more greenhouse gas than originally estimated in government approval processes, an investigation has found.In the worst cases, some fossil fuel developments now emit more than 20 times what was expected before they were given the green light, according to a report by the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF). Continue reading...