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"Victoria’s policy to ban gas connections for new residences from next year
would cut the state’s greenhouse gas emissions by almost a sixth compared with
typical new dual electric and gas-run homes, analysis by the state government
has found.
The government’s ban on new homes connecting to gas, announced in July, drew
some criticism from those who argued emissions would actually rise in the
short-term because the state’s electricity sector had a higher emissions
intensity than gas.
However, analysis provided to
Guardian Australia by the Department of Energy,
Environment and Climate Action found a new, all-electric home would have 16%
lower emissions than a new dual gas-electric home, saving 900kg of
carbon-dioxide equivalent (CO2-e) a year.
Over a 10-year period, the emissions gap would widen further, assuming the
electricity sector continued to decarbonise.
For the 2024-2034 period modelled, new all-electric homes would boast 29% lower
emissions than equivalent dual-fuel ones, saving 13.5 tonnes of CO2-e."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
