A coalition of natural gas lobby groups are planning a coordinated campaign to convince Australians gas is “a long-term necessity”, top industry lobbyists have revealed. Australia's coal seam gas emissions may be vastly underestimated – report Read more“Our objective is to have gas acknowledged as a long-term necessity by policymakers and the public,” Reardon was reported as saying. “Basically, we represent the gas industry,” she said. Cartwright told the gas industry meeting they needed to give Frydenberg “something to announce”. It did not propose regulating prices, which other commentators have suggested, but which the gas industry strongly opposes.

Source: The Guardian November 08, 2016 17:26 UTC