Gas Archives

ScoMo is the lone voice pushing gas in a world that looks to carbon neutrality
As more countries get behind carbon neutral targets – Scott Morrison stands alone as the only world leader who thinks economic recovery can be built on fossil fuels.
Martina Linnenluecke

Oct 30, 2020

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Has Joel Fitzgibbon locked Labor into a ‘go slow’ switch to renewable energy?
Labor’s Joel Fitzgibbon forced the party into saying nice things about coal and gas projects – but has he locked Labor onto a ‘go slow’ path for renewables?
Michael Mazengarb

Oct 30, 2020

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Origin is not facing up to the past, or the future, on gas
Origin Energy’s latest annual general meeting highlights the troubled past and uncertain future of Australia’s LNG industry.
Bruce Robertson

Oct 26, 2020

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Japan, Australia’s biggest coal and gas customer, to adopt 2050 zero emissions target
Australia’s largest buyer of gas and coal, Japan, set to announce a commitment to zero emissions by 2050.
Michael Mazengarb

Oct 22, 2020

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Hydrogen vs electrification: Why ENA’s Gas Vision is a house of cards
Energy Networks Australia’s Gas Vision 2050 update study claims net-zero emissions can be reached with hydrogen at half the cost of electrification. But it’s a fragile claim.
Alan Pears

Oct 5, 2020

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Morrison claims gas needed because batteries can’t yet firm wind and solar
Morrison says more gas needed because battery technologies can’t firm renewables at scale. Energy experts disagree.
Michael Mazengarb

Oct 1, 2020

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NSW energy minister says ‘the business case for gas is on the clock’
NSW energy minister Matt Kean breaks ranks with federal Liberal party colleagues, saying clean energy, not gas, is key to long term Australian prosperity.
Michael Mazengarb

Sep 30, 2020

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ACT Labor takes swipe at Greens over ‘crazy’ gas phase-out plan
ACT Labor leader Andrew Barr labels the Greens timeline for a gas phase-out as ‘crazy’, as the ACT election battle heats up.
Michael Mazengarb

Sep 29, 2020

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Analysts say Narrabri project won’t deliver cheaper gas, as planning decision nears
Independent Planning Commission told that proposed Narrabri gas development would lead to price rises for households and businesses.
Michael Mazengarb

Sep 29, 2020

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Two key numbers that make battery storage better bet than gas peakers
New report says battery storage is beating gas peakers in Australia on capital costs and fuel costs, and will win too on longer storage
Giles Parkinson

Sep 25, 2020

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Morrison’s gas push isn’t about energy security, it’s about ideology at any cost
Experts say a wave of cheap, renewable energy will wipe away the need for new gas fields, pipelines and power stations. Their arguments make sense.
Zali Steggall

Sep 22, 2020

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$Origin resumes fracking in Beetaloo Basin as Coalition pushes gas-led recovery$

Origin resumes fracking in Beetaloo Basin as Coalition pushes gas-led recovery
Origin Energy restarts fracking in Beetaloo basin after Covid-19 triggered pause, a project that could cause Australia to blow through its carbon targets.
Michael Mazengarb

Sep 21, 2020

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ScoMo is the lone voice pushing gas in a world that looks to carbon neutrality

Has Joel Fitzgibbon locked Labor into a ‘go slow’ switch to renewable energy?

Origin is not facing up to the past, or the future, on gas

Japan, Australia’s biggest coal and gas customer, to adopt 2050 zero emissions target

Hydrogen vs electrification: Why ENA’s Gas Vision is a house of cards

Morrison claims gas needed because batteries can’t yet firm wind and solar

NSW energy minister says ‘the business case for gas is on the clock’

ACT Labor takes swipe at Greens over ‘crazy’ gas phase-out plan

Analysts say Narrabri project won’t deliver cheaper gas, as planning decision nears

Two key numbers that make battery storage better bet than gas peakers

Morrison’s gas push isn’t about energy security, it’s about ideology at any cost

Origin resumes fracking in Beetaloo Basin as Coalition pushes gas-led recovery

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Energy minister for Australia’s most renewable state says he’s “absolutely fine” with gas-firmed data centres

Local developer puts huge wind and battery proposal forward for federal green tick

One of Australia’s biggest renewable projects signs up to explore potential for green ammonia bunkering

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