Professor Tim Flannery
THE multi-billion dollar potential of coal seam gas (CSG) has created a modern-day goldrush that is outstripping the pace of regulation, says environmentalist Tim Flannery.
After travelling the length of the Great Divide during a two-month documentary film shoot, Professor Flannery believes some CSG companies are pushing the boundaries of community acceptance to the point that they are endangering their "social licence to operate".
As chief commissioner of the Climate Commission, Professor Flannery sees potential for CSG as a more climate-friendly source of energy than coal - although he says this needs further research.
But CSG can't come at the expense of current landholders, he says.
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