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Climate-Friendly Gas Claims Challenged in Landmark ACCC Greenwash Case
- Australia’s consumer watchdog initiated legal action on June 26, 2025, in Federal Court against Australian Gas Networks, accusing the company of making misleading claims about renewable gas in its advertising campaign.
- The ACCC alleges AGN's ads overstated the likelihood that renewable gas would be distributed to households within a generation despite significant technical and economic barriers.
- AGN ran the 'Love Gas' advertisements in 2022 and 2023, claiming gas was 'becoming renewable' and 'for this generation and the next' without qualifying these statements, misleading millions of consumers.
- ACCC chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb stated that the advertisements made claims which exaggerated Australian Gas Networks' chances of successfully addressing major technical and financial challenges to supply renewable gas. Penalties for such breaches can be as high as $50 million per violation.
- AGN and its parent company, AGIG, stated they would defend the claims and continue striving to provide accurate communications about natural and renewable gas, while the ACCC seeks penalties, declarations, and costs.
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ACCC Launches Federal Court Action Against Australian Gas Company For False Advertising
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Gas networks accused of greenwashing with 'Love Gas' ads
The consumer watchdog has taken court action against gas distributor Australian Gas Networks, alleging it made false and misleading representations in its ‘Love Gas’ TV and digital advertising campaign. The ACCC alleges Australian Gas Networks misled millions of consumers when it represented, in ads that ran during 2022 and 2023, that the gas it distributes to households on its network will be renewable within a generation. Related article: Vict…
ACCC accuses Australian Gas Networks of greenwashing with ‘love gas’ ads
Save (0) Please login to bookmarkClose Username or Email Address Password Remember Me The competition watchdog has brought proceedings accusing Australian Gas Networks of greenwashing by running ads containing unqualified statements that renewable gas will be available to households within a generation. Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.Already a subscriber? Username or Email Address Password Remember…
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