{"id":14076,"date":"2021-11-29T14:26:43","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T14:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=14076"},"modified":"2021-11-29T14:26:43","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T14:26:43","slug":"morrison-gas-plan-proves-even-net-zero-2050-is-a-lie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2021\/11\/29\/morrison-gas-plan-proves-even-net-zero-2050-is-a-lie\/","title":{"rendered":"Morrison gas plan proves even Net Zero 2050 is a lie"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Greens have slammed the Morrison Government\u2019s 2021 national gas infrastructure plan as exposing its Net Zero 2050 pledge as a short term ruse to fool the US and UK in Glasgow.
\nDespite the IEA\u2019s repeated calls for no new coal mines or gas fields to meet net zero by 2050, the plan is hoping to open three new gas basins (Beetaloo, \u00a0Gunnedah and North Bowen-Galilee basins) and build up to eleven new gas transmission pipelines spanning thousands of kilometres across the country.
\nThe government\u2019s gas plan doesn\u2019t even look at the alternative to new supply, which is switching \u00a0homes and businesses away from gas, which will be far cheaper than building new pipelines, but create more jobs, save everyone money, reduce childhood asthma and help reverse the climate crisis
\nThe plan makes no reference to net zero by 2050, demonstrating that the government isn\u2019t even pretending to meet their own globally pledged aspirations.
\nThe Greens\u2019 policy is for net zero by 2035 as net zero by 2050 is too late for a developed country like Australia, but this new gas plan shows the government isn\u2019t even committed to its own \u00a0weak target.
\nGreens Leader Adam Bandt MP said:<\/strong>
\n\u201cThe Morrison Government lied to the international community as well as the Australian public. Australia has no pathway to net zero, even by too-late 2050, and this plan is the proof.
\n\u201cThe rest of the world wants to cut methane, but Liberal and Labor want more gas.
\n\u201cThe International Energy Agency says no new oil, coal, or gas if we want to limit warming to 1.5 degrees. This plan for massive gas expansion locks in devastating global heating and it means climate catastrophe within our lifetimes.
\n\u201cLabor and Liberal have both proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that they are captured by the gas corporations.
\n\u201cIf Labor are serious about climate action, they\u2019ll join the Greens next week in the Senate to block fracking the NT at Beetaloo and Santos\u2019 rorting of carbon capture and storage.
\n\u201cWith the Government in chaos, Labor should join with the Greens and strike while the iron is hot. Climate action could start in parliament next week; we don\u2019t need to wait for an election.\u201d
\nSenator Dorinda Cox, Greens spokesperson for Mining and Resources said:<\/strong>
\n\u201cThe government has put fracking in the NT at the centre of their gas plan. The Greens will support Traditional Owners to make sure these destructive gas plans never see the light of day.
\n\u201cFor over a decade, Traditional Owners have been clear: they don\u2019t want fracking on their Country. Consent matters – and that has not been given by the First Nations communities that span the land earmarked for fracking.
\n\u201cPublic money should be spent on the services that make communities in the NT stronger, not funnelled to gas corporations to pollute their land and water. This plan will line the pockets of gas corporations instead of supporting Traditional Owners’ ability to live safely on land and On Country.
\n\u201cThis addiction to gas has infected the minds of decision makers in my home State of WA with the State Government there now showing signs of supporting the expansion of the destructive Scarborough project.
\n\u201cTheir blatant disregard for cultural heritage will not only pollute the planet but will permanently destroy the ancient Murajuga rock art.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Greens have slammed the Morrison Government\u2019s 2021 national gas infrastructure plan as exposing its Net Zero 2050 pledge as a short term ruse to fool the US and UK in Glasgow. Despite the IEA\u2019s repeated calls for no new coal mines or gas fields to meet net zero by 2050, the plan is hoping … Continue reading “Morrison gas plan proves even Net Zero 2050 is a lie”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14076","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14076"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14076\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}