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Kat Wong

'Substantial risk' gas could delay clean energy shift

Gas exports could impact renewables investment and the shift to cleaner energy, a report warns. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia's natural gas exports carry a "substantial risk" of crowding out renewables investment and slowing the adoption of cleaner energy, a confidential government report has found.

Since the federal government controversially approved a 40-year extension to the country's largest gas project, Labor at both the federal and state levels has continued to insist gas will play an important role in transitioning Australia and its partners to net-zero emissions.

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