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"Australia has six times as much uncontracted gas – that is, gas available for
use right now – than the potential shortfall predicted by the energy market
operator, according to The Australia Institute research director Rod Campbell.
Campbell’s reminder not to panic about gas shortages comes as industry lobby
group Australian Energy Producers threatens an economic crisis and a reversion
to 19th century energy technology if it isn’t allowed to open up new gas fields
in Australia.
The latest scare campaign claims that a ban on new investment in gas extraction
would “trigger ‘major economic disruption’ on both coasts of Australia… lead to
manufacturers closing… electricity generation would be interrupted within two
years, risking blackouts and soaring emissions as coal and diesel replace gas.”
Campbell says the claims mustn’t be taken at face value.
“The problem is exports and getting the right amount of gas to the right place
at the right time. It’s not about ‘do we need more gas projects, do we need to
panic, are the lights going out’. There’s loads of gas, we just need some clear
thinking about how to get it where it needs to go,” he says.
“It’s situation-normal for the gas industry to claim the lights are going out.
They’ve been crying wolf for a very long time but the fact is Australia is
producing more gas than ever before and the gas industry is as voracious as
ever before in wanting to make as much money as possible, and to hell with
Australian consumers and the global climate."
Cheers,
*** 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
