Extracting gas from the Northern Territory through hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) is one of the largest potential sources of carbon pollution in the world. In this episode we explore the climate cost of a potential policy backflip on opening up the NT to fracking, as well as the community opposition and the economics of it all.australiainstitute.org.au // @theausinstituteHost: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director at the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennettGuest:Rod Cambell, Research Director, The Australia Institute // @R_o_d_CMark Ogge, Principal Advisor, The Australia Institute // @markoggeProducer: Jennifer Macey //@jennifermaceyTheme Music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions

<div>Extracting gas from the Northern Territory through hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) is one of the largest potential sources of carbon pollution in the world. In this episode we explore the climate cost of a potential policy backflip on opening up the NT to fracking, as well as the community opposition and the economics of it all.</div><div><a href="http://australiainstitute.org.au/" target="_blank">australiainstitute.org.au</a> // <a href="http://twitter.com/theausinstitute" target="_blank">@theausinstitute</a></div><div><b>Host: </b>Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director at the Australia Institute // <a href="http://twitter.com/ebony_bennett" target="_blank">@ebony_bennett</a></div><div><b>Guest:</b></div><div>Rod Cambell, Research Director, The Australia Institute // <a href="http://twitter.com/R_o_d_C" target="_blank">@R_o_d_C</a></div><div>Mark Ogge, Principal Advisor, The Australia Institute // <a href="http://twitter.com/markogge" target="_blank">@markogge</a></div><div><b>Producer:</b> Jennifer Macey //<a href="https://twitter.com/jennifermacey" target="_blank">@jennifermacey</a></div><div><b>Theme Music: </b>Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions</div>

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