Victoria’s gas ban for new homes expected to reap significant emissions cuts

Exclusive: Analysis shows new all-electric homes would generate 16% lower emissions than new gas-electric homes

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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 to 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.

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