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Dear #NZPol comrades,
This article (while focused on Australian context) might be relevant to our current government of #FossilFools push for LNG.
See if you can spot the very subtle, nuanced warning implied about the risks of LNG as an energy source.
The core case for gas plummets into a screaming death spiral - Part 1
https://thepoint.com.au/explainers/260210-the-core-case-for-gas-plummets-into-a-screaming-death-spiral-part-1
And here is part 2
Our #FossilFools Dear Leaders would do well to listen to experts beyond the lobby groups wooing them.
But you and I all know how much of a dream that is.
The core case for gas plummets into a screaming death spiral - Part 2
https://thepoint.com.au/explainers/260212-the-core-case-for-gas-plummets-into-a-screaming-death-spiral-part-2
@pezmico The way the most expensive generating modality sets the price for all is a "feature" of our market that doesn't get talked about enough. If Huntly burning Kaiser Puppentrausers' exported farts comes online at $300/MWh, then that's the price across the network for that half hour.
