Victorian Government Scales Back Energy Overhaul

Yes, Victoria’s efforts to wean households off gas have been dialled back. But it’s still real progress

MirageC/GettyOn the question of gas, Victoria’s government faces pressure from many directions. The Bass Strait wells supplying Australia’s most gas-dependent state are running dry. Gas prices shot up in 2020 and have stayed high. Natural gas is mainly methane, a potent greenhouse gas. But weaning more than two million gas-using households off the fossil fuel is hard. The gas lobby pushed back against proposed changes, as did the Victorian Chamb…

Victorian government scraps sweeping bans on gas heating while ...

Victorian government scales back energy overhaul

The Victorian government has revised its plan to phase out gas appliances in homes and businesses.

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