Gas prices have tripled. The global energy crisis is the kind of volatility gas companies thrive on, but not Aussie farmers or factories. Drilling for more gas threatens our water, forests and farming communities while keeping NSW chained to expensive volatile gas. But there’s a better choice for NSW.
New research commissioned by Lock the Gate and prepared by Springmount Advisory shows NSW can slash gas use by 52% by 2035, using technology that's available right now, from heat pumps to electric boilers run on secure home grown renewable electricity.
Three-quarters of everything NSW currently uses gas for has a commercially available substitute, without waiting for new technology, new pipelines, or new gas fields. This means we can protect the Pilliga from coal seam gas, protect farmland from pipelines and secure energy for industry. Are you in?
Gas use in NSW has already been falling for a decade, dropping 2.9% a year on average, mostly without any clear government policy driving it. Imagine what a proper plan could do.
We’re joining forces with a powerful alliance of unions, health experts, community groups and environmental organisations calling on the NSW Government to step up and put an economy-wide gas demand reduction strategy at the heart of its 2026 Net Zero Plan.
