
Old Man Gas was in for a bit of a shock last week. There he was, reminiscing about the good old days, when news about a report from EECA about the dangers of burning gas indoors came through on his state-of-the-art fax machine. 'Over 200 premature deaths isn't that many deaths, is it?' said Old Man Gas. 'Didn't they know they should just crack a window? And can you really put a price on the joy of being in the presence of that beautiful flame?' When he discovered that someone had actually put a price on it and gas cooktops cost the country $3.3 billion due to hospitalisations and lost productivity, he said: 'Well, $3.3 billion isn't that much, is it?'
Read more about the current gas situation, our declining domestic reserves, rapidly rising prices and what we can exchange gas for in our explainer 👉 https://loom.ly/fn0Oza8
New South Wales gets the memo about the importance of finance and announces scheme offering zero interest loans to households to upgrade to electric stuff; plug-in solar gets the tick of approval to go on sale in the UK soon and the New York Times says it could 'change America'; EVolocity takes electrification to the streets to gets the kids inspired (and eventually employed); a tour of the amazing recycling business Redwood Materials; Think Solar and BYD give it away now; and a skit that cuts close to the bone for many solar dads.
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