Without new gas, the Australian warns, an ‘energy crisis’ is nigh – but is the scary rhetoric justified? | Temperature Check

The country needs more gas in the short term because of our sluggish transition to renewables - but at worst the shortfall may lead to some rationing

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The gas industry has been unleashing a firehose of rhetoric over concerns Australia could suffer a shortage of gas.

In a series of articles in the Australian newspaper under the banner Gas Crisis", industry figures and the Coalition's energy spokesperson, Ted O'Brien, claim a shortage is going to destroy" the economy, cause a crippling energy crisis" and have Australians suffering the ignominy of cold showers".

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