Can Australian gas help the world navigate the climate crisis? Or is it just more hot air? | Temperature Check
by Graham Readfearn from on (#5ZX5B)
The path to net zero is plagued by claims that LNG is less dirty than coal, but there is practically no evidence to back them up
Is Australia's multibillion dollar gas industry going to help the region and the world decarbonise, as its supporters and the industry claims?
Neat soundbites that gas is less dirty than coal, or factoids suggesting liquefied natural gas exports are pushing out those of more polluting coal, are plentiful and slip easily from the tongue, but are almost always bereft of detail.
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