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Award for CSIRO’s stygofauna research

Researchers from CSIRO, Australia’s leading science agency, Charles Darwin University and LaTrobe University have been recognised for revealing the dark and secret lives of stygofauna in the Northern Territory.

Toiling in the soil – why we love microbes

GISERA research shows soil microbial communities are the key component of bio-degradative processes and represent a primary pathway for chemical contaminants from onshore gas activities to be removed from the environment.

Biodiversity matters

Baseline knowledge of a region's biodiversity is essential for assessing the risk of any potential future development scenarios.

Construction booms and traffic bottlenecks – mapping future transport

CSIRO’s GISERA used TraNSIT to analyse the transport impacts across a range of shale gas development scenarios for the Beetaloo Sub-basin.

School students at CSIRO booth at Energy Club WA event

Energy career inspiration for students

CSIRO’s GISERA participated in the Energy Club WA Student Expo at Edith Cowan University. The expo aimed to inspire students and open their minds to career choices in STEM and, in particular, the energy sector.

New Alliance Agreement for ongoing research on impacts of gas

A new Alliance Agreement between CSIRO, Santos, Origin, APLNG and QGC continues to place value on research into the socio-economic and environmental impacts of onshore gas developments across Australia.

Tiny new species discovered as scientists’ outback fishing trip bags exotic catch

Scientists uncover a variety of tiny aquatic animals, known as stygofauna, within aquifers in the Northern Territory.

$13.7 million Federal funding boost for CSIRO’s GISERA

The CSIRO’s Gas Industry Social and Environmental Research Alliance welcomed a Federal Government decision to commit $13.7 million for new research into the impacts of onshore gas developments across Australia.

CSIRO’s Gas Industry Social and Environmental Research Alliance refutes misleading report

CSIRO’s Gas Industry Social and Environmental Research Alliance (GISERA) refutes the claims made in the document ‘CSIR...who?’ published by The Australia Institute in July 2020.

Air, water and soil impacts of hydraulic fracturing in Queensland

In a first of its kind in Australia, CSIRO has completed a comprehensive study into impacts of hydraulic fracturing, a process that is sometimes used to extract coal seam gas trapped within coal deposits.

NT baseline methane and groundwater studies complete

GISERA has completed important baseline methane and groundwater studies in the Northern Territory.

Whole of life greenhouse gas assessment final report released

This final report assesses greenhouse gas emissions of a coal seam gas (CSG) to liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Queensland, and the relative climate benefits of using Queensland natural gas in place of thermal coal as fuel for generation of electricity in Australia.

Fugitive emissions fact sheet updated

CSIRO has updated the fugitive emissions factsheet which sets out what the science tells us about methane emission sources from unconventional onshore gas.

Community wellbeing survey data portal

GISERA has launched a new community wellbeing survey data portal, showcasing results from Community Wellbeing Surveys (2014 - 2016 - 2018).

Pangaea Resources Pty Ltd joins GISERA

Australian exploration and production company Pangaea Resources has joined CSIRO’s Gas Industry Social and Environmental Research Alliance (GISERA).

Unearthing conventional gas

Watch this short 3D animation on conventional gas.

CSIRO research shows good ambient air quality in the Surat Basin coal seam gas region

Researchers from Australia's national science agency, CSIRO, have completed the first comprehensive ambient air quality study in a CSG region of Australia.

New partnership to deliver methane emission science for the NT

Researchers from Australia's national science agency, CSIRO, will be on the ground in the Northern Territory (NT) this week investigating baseline methane emissions in the Beetaloo Sub-basin, a 28,000-square-kilometre area southeast of Katherine.

Coal seam gas is divisive, how can science help?

CSIRO's Gas Industry Social and Environmental Research Alliance (GISERA) provided comment for an SBS Insight program exploring the debate around a coal seam gas (CSG) proposal near Narrabri in NSW, which aired on May 29, 2018.

Research update: Air, water and soil impacts of hydraulic fracturing of CSG wells

Watch CSIRO scientists at work investigating potential environmental impacts of hydraulic fracturing in coal seam gas production in this new video from the Gas Industry Social and Environmental Research Alliance.