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The ever-shrinking role of gas in Australia’s power system – RenewEconomy
Australia has no climate policy – that leaves a void for fossil industry groups to plead ignorance on emissions impacts.
There’s a lot riding on predictions of the future, when it comes to climate. In Australia, the future of coal is mostly a debate about whether its demise is fast, or slow. For the country’s gas-fired power generation, the debate is slightly more complicated.
The government, for instance, believes that Australia ought to be building new gas-fired power stations, in order to buttress grid reliability and “affordability”. 1,000 megawatts of new gas in the Hunter Valley is erroneously justified on the…
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