Resources minister faces calls to correct Beetaloo emissions claim

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Australia this morning, resources minister Madeleine King faces calls to correct a speech in which she said all emissions from the Beetaloo gas basin in the Northern Territory are accounted for and offset.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAccounted for and offset. That sounds like a receipt.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe Guardian reports that research found ninety-five percent of the emissions this decade would not have to be offset at all.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNinety-five?

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorSo the gas is accounted for in the sense that somebody has noticed it exists. It's a very Canberra definition of the word.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBy that standard, my bunker is fully offset. I've counted every can of beans, and I've written the number down.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorHank, that is exactly the standard she's being asked to meet.