Article 6FG9S Australia’s resources minister sees a gas-fired future just as the International Energy Agency charts the fossil fuel’s decline | Temperature Check

Australia’s resources minister sees a gas-fired future just as the International Energy Agency charts the fossil fuel’s decline | Temperature Check

by
Graham Readfearn
from Environment | The Guardian on (#6FG9S)

Madeleine King concedes the fossil fuel's emissions are significant'. To be exact, they account for a whopping 21% of Australia's total

Sitting on a giant pile of fossil fuels in a year set to go down as the hottest on record - pockmarked by one flame-grilled disaster after another - requires some careful and creative public positioning.

One must be careful not to completely ignore the climate crisis while trying to navigate a path that continues to justify drilling and burning Australia's fossil fuel du jour - gas.

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