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Giles Parkinson
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Giles Parkinson is founder and editor of Renew Economy, and is also the founder of One Step Off The Grid and founder/editor of the EV-focused The Driven. Giles has been a journalist for 40 years and is a former business and deputy editor of the Australian Financial Review.
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The federal Labor government doesn't support a national ban on new gas connections, leaving it up to states and councils to lead the charge on residential electrification.
The new head of South Australia Power Networks says the local grid can meet the demand from EVs without the need for costly upgrades.
In response to Victoria’s announcement that new gas connections will be banned from January 2024, the gas industry has ramped up its attack on electrification, by peddling misinformation, fear, uncertainty, and denial.
The fossil fuel industry wants us to believe our lives will be better if we go back to dirty, noisy, polluting cars.