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Road to net zero passes through Australia’s gas fields

Labor gets it that gas is the global bridging fuel between coal and renewables. And markets are responding already.

Two weeks ago, The Australian Financial Review suggested that the first response to a critical gas domestic gas shortage should be to find more gas, rather than taking export gas away from Australia’s overseas customers and intensifying the global energy crisis.

When it’s allowed to work, the market can provide most things, from a fast COVID-19 vaccine to more essential fuels. This week suggested it could happen with energy too.

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