Climate Politics
$20 Billion Gas Plant Shows Australia’s Energy Dilemma
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Just four days before he called a federal election last month, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s government quietly pushed back a decision that will set the country’s energy path for decades to come.
Few will wonder why. A ruling on whether or not to extend the life of Australia’s biggest and oldest liquefied natural gas export facility, North West Shelf, will help determine how the country will fuel itself and its growth for decades. It’s also guaranteed to create backlash.