As Australian households and businesses search for cheaper, cleaner and more efficient fuels, they are using less gas. Governments have largely ignored this decline. This report calls on the federal and state governments to take more control of declining gas production and use, to achieve climate targets and protect users from high prices.

This report finds that Australian household energy bills are set to halve by 2050, leaving ‘policy room’ for the federal government to cut emissions in the electricity sector without hurting households. It recommends a three-pronged strategy to accelerate the push to net zero.

Australia’s electricity system is changing rapidly, as coal-fired power stations close and new renewable ones come online. The authors of this report argue that Australia must urgently plan a new energy system for the imminent post-coal era.

Hydrogen can help Australia hit net-zero carbon emissions. This report calls on the Australian government to promote hydrogen use in the production of ammonia, alumina and iron.

Australians’ choice of gas or electricity for hot water and heating is influenced by regulation, circumstances, information, and personal preferences. Australia needs to get off natural gas if we are to have any hope of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, according to this report.