Albanese Government Bets Big on Gas as Back-Up for Net Zero Push

Greens Senator for NSW David Shoebridge said the strategy is a ‘criminal decision from Labor to push for new climate-smashing gas mines.’

Origin Energy's Australia Pacific liquefied natural gas facility at Curtis Island in north Queensland, Australia, on Oct. 10, 2016. AAP Image/Origin Energy

The Australian Labor government is pushing the development of new gas fields to underpin its race to net zero by 2050.

The new Future Gas Strategy will support the economy’s clean energy transition and ensure energy affordability and security. It also aims to promote the country’s trade and investment credentials to attract investors.