Collaborative efforts for long-term emissions targets

As the peak industry body, the Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association of Australia (GAMAA) supports emission reduction targets, but not the Victorian Government’s abrupt decision to ban gas fittings in all new residential dwellings from 2024.

GAMAA aims to work collaboratively with all governments on achieving the Commonwealth Government’s legislated target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Recognising that this means the decarbonization of domestic gas, the industry has already committed to an industry-wide Gas Vision 2050 and ambitious 2030 reduction targets.

Having worked in and around the sector for many years, GAMAA engaged H/Advisors APA. The task is to assist with developing an understanding that limiting the ability of new homes to use gas appliances is a short-term, small impact approach which will deny new homes the ability to use carbon-neutral renewable gas in the future – thus harming longer-term efforts to reach emissions targets.

GAMAA also argues that providing the industry with less than 6 months’ notice will have a significant impact on manufacturers with insufficient notice to reorient its 4,500 strong Australian workforce.

On behalf of GAMAA members who supply around 11-million gas appliances across the country each year, the organisation is undertaking an extensive government, industry, consumer and influencer campaign to raise awareness and to recommend approaches better aimed at achieving targets by 2050.