Get Off The Gas NSW

TELL THE GOVERNMENT TO GET OFF GAS NOW

Dear Treasurer Mookhey and Minister Sharpe,

I am writing to you in alarm following the Federal Government’s announcement of its “Future Gas Strategy” - a plan to increase gas production from both existing and new gas fields in Australia.

I am concerned that this announcement will pave the way for Santos’ controversial Narrabri Gas Project and the adjacent Hunter Gas Pipeline here in NSW.

We don’t need more gas.

What we need is a plan for NSW households and businesses to rapidly reduce and phase out their gas use..

The Victorian Government has already done it - their Gas Substitution Roadmap means the state is helping Victorians access an affordable energy supply.

Instead - ALARMINGLY - The NSW Government provided over $60million of subsidies to the fossil fuel industry in the 2023-2024 financial year.

The Climate Council has reported that Gas consumption in NSW could be significantly reduced by 2030 and entirely eliminated by 2050 if the NSW Government made a plan to increase electrification and energy efficiency.

Moving away from gas will not only save households and businesses money, but limiting dangerous climate change will also save governments money in the future. A 2021 Treasury research brief found that the expected direct economic costs of natural disasters are projected to increase from $870 million in 2020-21 to between $2.7 billion and $2.9 billion (real 2019-20 dollars) per year by 2061.

Emissions from the extraction, processing and export of gas are the main driver behind Australia’s GHG emissions staying consistently high.

IPCC scientists are now warning of a semi-dystopian future of famine, conflicts and mass migration caused by rising temperatures if we don’t stop burning fossil fuels.

I urge you to make a gas substitution roadmap NOW!

Get Off The Gas NSW

Let’s be clear. Gas is a HUGE driver of climate change. In fact, it’s as dirty as coal.

But the Federal Government has just released its “Future Gas Strategy” pushing for MORE gas out to 2050 and beyond!

This grossly irresponsible plan, which is all about appeasing the powerful gas lobby, calls for new polluting gas fields including Santos’ controversial Narrabri Gas Project in the Pilliga Forest, home to the Koala and many other threatened species.

Make no mistake. We don’t need more gas.

We need a plan to get off gas.

The Victorian Government has a roadmap to assist households and small businesses to phase out gas appliances and make their energy bills cheaper.

We’re calling on NSW to do the same.

Tell the NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey and Energy Minister Penny Sharpe to announce a plan in the upcoming state budget for NSW to get off gas and make energy bills cheaper. Oh, and help save the planet while they’re at it!

GET OFF THE GAS NSW

Get Off The Gas NSW

TELL THE GOVERNMENT TO GET OFF GAS NOW

Get Off The Gas NSW

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