Victoria proclaims the top of reasonably priced heating as a result of local weather change – aligns with it?

Guest essay by Eric Worrall

The cold Australian state of Victoria has announced that going forward, people will have to rely on their increasingly unstable and unaffordable power grid to contain the winter chill.

Press to turn off the gas and meet the state’s climate target

Gas appliances such as heaters, hot water services and hobs would be phased out as part of a proposed moratorium on new gas connections to households.

By Tom Cowie and Nick O’Malley • May 5th, 2021 – 5:05 am

Gas appliances such as heaters, hot water services and hobs would be phased out as part of a proposed moratorium on new gas connections to Victorian households to help the state meet its 2030 target of cutting CO2 emissions by up to 50 percent.

The city of Yarra is the first council to commit to converting its buildings, including pools and community centers, from gas to renewable electricity by 2030, and wants the state government to back a ban on gas hookups in new homes.

The Victorians are the country’s largest users of natural gas for heating, hot water, and cooking, as the state has historically been cheap and plentifully supplied by Bass Strait since the 1970s.

However, the state may need to save gas to meet its climate target announced on Sunday and cut greenhouse gas pollution by 28 to 33 percent by 2025 compared to 2005 and by 45 to 50 percent by 2030.

“I also love cooking on gas, but there are certain luxuries that we have to give up if we are serious about climate change,” said Gabrielle de Vietri, Mayor of Yarra City.

“We have a great chance of making a significant impact by moving away from the gas.”

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Read more: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/push-to-turn-off-gas-to-help-reach-state-s-climate-goal-20210504-p57oof.html

This announcement by the Victorian state government is another example of how backward and harmful climate policy is.

Given Green claims that investing in renewable energy will lower household electricity bills, all the Victorian government needs to do is make higher cost savings, which it continues to promise, rather than forcing higher costs on everyone. Then people will turn off their gas appliances willingly, without the financial hardship that a forced premature switch is likely to bring with it.

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