Australia’s reliance on gas exports questioned as Japan winds down fossil fuel power
by Adam Morton Climate and environment editor from Environment | The Guardian on (#5MFZN)
Government urged to speed up transition to green energy as Australia's biggest market shifts away from LNG and coal
A Japanese pledge to wind down gas and coal-fired electricity much faster than previously planned has sparked warnings Australia needs to speed up a transition away from fossil fuel exports.
A draft revised energy mix released by Japanese officials on Wednesday said the country - Australia's biggest market for liquefied natural gas (LNG) and thermal coal - would cut gas-fired electricity generation nearly in half and reduce coal power by more than a third by 2030.
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