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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Peter Hannam

Australian energy ministers to consider renaming natural gas to ‘fossil gas’ in law

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Australia’s energy ministers will discuss replacing ‘natural gas’ with ‘fossil gas’ or ‘methane’ in national law to more accurately reflect the environmental impact of the fuel. Photograph: Dazman/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Australian energy ministers meeting on Friday will discuss an overhaul of the country’s hydrogen strategy, the treatment of emissions from the Beetaloo gas field and whether to change the treatment of “natural gas” in the national gas law.

The ACT energy minister, Shane Rattenbury, will propose the gas law be updated to replace “natural gas” with “fossil gas” or “methane” to more accurately reflect the environmental impact of the fuel.

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