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"Getting households off gas for heating and cooking would cut energy bills and
improve people’s health, and is necessary for Australia to have any hope of
reaching net zero greenhouse emissions by 2050, a new analysis says.
The report by the Grattan Institute, a Melbourne-based thinktank, called on
state and territory governments to set dates for the end of gas use and launch
campaigns to encourage and help households become “all electric”, running on
renewable energy.
It recommended governments also ban new gas connections for homes, shops and
small businesses and set dates to phase out the sale of gas appliances and by
which rental homes have to be fitted with electric cooktops and water and home
heating systems.
The report said the transition to running on electricity will be challenging –
about 5m homes across the country use gas. In Victoria, the most gas-reliant
state, getting off the fossil fuel by 2050 would require an additional 200
households to get off it every day until then.
But it said the cost and health benefits would be significant. It recommended
governments pay for upgrades to social, community and Indigenous housing and
for a limited period offer low-interest loans and tax incentives for other
households and landlords."
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
