There is no gas crisis in Australia, but there is an attack on our natural assets

It’s ludicrous to say there is a gas crisis in Australia when we are set to overtake Qatar to become the world’s biggest gas producer. Australia has plenty of gas to meet our needs and the world has three times as much fossil fuel reserves that can be used to keep global temperature rises below 2C.

An area of bushland being rejuvenated after a
spill in 2014 at Santos’s Bibblewindi water
treatment facility, part of its Narrabri
gas project.

We have so much gas that we export most of it. The gas companies are shipping off huge amounts of it because they can reap greater profits overseas, leaving Australian households and businesses to squabble over what’s left at inflated prices.

When Australian industries say they may have to cut production because of a lack of gas as it’s sent overseas, things are getting ridiculous. When there is talk of importing gas, things are getting plain stupid.

We should not be pushing new fossil fuel schemes when the world is heading towards a climate change point of no return. It’s time to pursue renewables, with energy analyst RepuTex saying with better storage technology, their true cost is cheaper than gas.

Read Lyndon Schneiders story on The Guardian - “There is no gas crisis in Australia, but there is an attack on our natural assets.”