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What advice, briefings, correspondence or other communication, if any, has the Minister received on the carbon emissions profile of LNG compared to other fossil fuels, including thermal coal and conventional fossil gas?

Answered Question 5136 (2026)
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Steve Abel

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, briefings, correspondence or other communication, if any, has the Minister received on the carbon emissions profile of LNG compared to other fossil fuels, including thermal coal and conventional fossil gas?

Answered by

Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister for Energy

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The advice has specified that coal and diesel both have a higher emission profile than LNG.