Murchison Green Hydrogen is putting the local community front and centre of our project. During construction and ongoing operations, MGH will provide significant economic development opportunities and social benefits to the Mid West region. In addition to the significant local investment, the project will provide industry training opportunities, ongoing business engagement and local employment prospects.
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, MGH’s parent company, is a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment and recognises that its projects are capable of generating economic growth and prosperity in surrounding local communities.
We are committed to establishing a Community Benefit Sharing Program in conjunction with the project’s development. This program will be implemented from commencement of operations until project decommissioning.
To ensure benefits are felt broadly throughout the local community, we will be taking a co-design approach with community and stakeholders.
We recognise that Murchison Green Hydrogen will be located on the lands of the Nanda people and acknowledge them as the Traditional Owners of the region. Over the past few years, we have been working with the Nanda people in a collaborative and positive way to ensure the utmost respect is maintained for their heritage sites and culture. We will continue to work collaboratively with Nanda under a formal Indigenous Land Use Agreement.
We are actively working with the Nanda Aboriginal Corporation to develop an Indigenous Land Use Agreement that will include business, employment, and training opportunities.
We appreciate the Nanda people as the keepers of the land and sea and honour their unique spiritual connection. We’ve adopted Australia’s Reconciliation Action Plan to underscore our appreciation.
We work with Aboriginal heritage monitors and monitored representatives of the Nanda people to ensure registered and potential heritage sites on the land are respected.
The world faces a crisis due to rising carbon emissions and the increasing rate of global warming. Green hydrogen production offers a sustainable solution to address this climate crisis with zero carbon emissions—thanks to the use of renewable wind and solar energy. Despite the global benefits, the impact on our local environment remains a high priority. Therefore, we are taking a comprehensive approach to reducing the environmental impact of Murchison Green Hydrogen on the land and surrounding environment.
