Gas is not a transition fuel to a safe climate. That ship has sailed.

Penny D. Sackett

Gas is not a transition fuel to a safe climate. That ship has sailed.

Penny D. Sackett^*

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Climate Change Institute

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If gas-fired electricity emissions can be lower than that from coal-fired plants, should Australia expand its fossil gas industry as a means of combating climate change? The answer is a clear no if we want to avoid the worst climate change outcomes.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal and Proceedings - Royal Society of New South Wales
Volume	153
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - 2020

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Gas is not a transition fuel to a safe climate. That ship has sailed.

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