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'Public interest should outweigh carbon storage contamination risks to oil, gas and minerals'

Even if injecting CO2 at a particular site might contaminate oil, gas or mineral deposits, the government should have power to grant an injection licence if this would be in the public interest, suggests a Victorian government discussion paper on the regulation of carbon capture and storage (CCS).

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