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2035 gas reduction target for NSW
Year - 2026 Partners - Lock the Gate
An economy-wide strategy to get NSW off gas will deliver many benefits to households and businesses
The upcoming 2035 Net Zero Plan and the NSW gas decarbonisation roadmap are critical to realising the following benefits for NSW households and industry:
A decreased role of expensive gas in the electricity system reduces energy costs and builds energy security for NSW.
Easing household cost of living pressures, and improving household resilience in the face of a changing climate, through more efficient, electric NSW homes.
Reducing manufacturing operating costs, protecting jobs and securing the competitiveness of the NSW manufacturing base, through electrification of industry.
Improving community health by removing gas from homes and workplaces (e.g. commercial kitchens) and reducing exposure to dangerous pollutants.
Enabling long-held ambition of Gomeroi and farming communities to protect the Pilliga from gas extraction.
Contributing to NSW legislated emissions targets by reducing methane and carbon emissions.
NSW can deliver significant reductions in gas use through the deployment of proven technologies at speed and scale.
Gas use in NSW has decreased 17% since 2020, largely in the absence of driving policy. An ambitious, achievable and affordable gas reduction target could accelerate this trend and deliver a:
36% reduction by 2030; and a
52% reduction by 2035.
A 52% cut by 2035 would reduce NSW gas demand by 64.4PJ per year, benefiting households and manufacturing, boosting the State’s energy security, economic resilience and competitiveness.