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"Millions of Australian consumers have been misled about the future of gas in a
series of advertisements claiming the resource will become renewable within a
generation, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says.
The regulator has launched what it calls its biggest greenwashing lawsuit
against Australian Gas Networks over the “love gas” campaign in Federal Court
on Thursday, alleging it “overstated” the likelihood of producing renewable
gas.
But the company behind the claims has called the legal action disappointing and
will defend its actions.
The court case follows complaints about the ads from viewers and the Australian
Conservation Foundation, and comes in a week in which the City of Sydney and
the Victoria government have refined plans to phase-out gas appliances and hot
water systems.
Four Australian Gas Networks advertisements ran on free-to-air television and
streaming services for eight months in 2022 and three months in 2023, featuring
a young girl and her father using gas appliances.
Statements aired in the advertisements included claims gas was “becoming
renewable,” was “for this generation and the next,” and ended with the line
“love a renewable gas future”.
Renewable gases, such as hydrogen and biomethane, are not available to
Australian consumers.
The advertisements did not include qualifications for its statements, ACCC
chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb said."
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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
