National fact sheets

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CSIRO’s Gas Industry Environmental Research Alliance

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Summary of research projects, 2022

Progress summary of research by GISERA, as at May 2022

Groundwater contamination risk assessment

This fact sheet shares research outcomes that improve the understanding of water contamination risks due to hydraulic fracturing in CSG extraction.

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Fugitive methane emissions

A fact sheet that sets out what the science tells us about methane emission sources from CSG wells, pipelines, compressors and other infrastructure associated with CSG production, and their importance in warming the earth’s climate.

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Fugitive methane emissions – an update

This updated fugitive emissions fact sheet sets out what the science tells us about methane emission sources from CSG wells, pipelines, compressors and other infrastructure associated with CSG production, and their importance in warming the earth’s climate.