Energy March 2021

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DOMESTIC GAS OUTLOOK

DOUSING THE FLAME: WHY NATURAL GAS ISN’T THE ECONOMY-SAVING SOLUTION AUSTRALIA NEEDS by Eliza Booth, Assistant Editor, Energy Magazine

There’s been a lot of talk, especially from the Federal Government, about the role that gas will play in the country’s economic recovery from COVID-19. However, a new report from the Grattan Institute explores the uncomfortable truth that natural gas is not quite the economic solution we’ve been looking for, and that in fact, natural gas has only a finite role to play in Australia’s energy future.

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