However, energy minister Tom Koutsantonis is promising not to ban new gas connections in South Australia.
A chicken schnitzel at a pub could cost as much as $40 (US$26.46) if natural gas is banned, the vice president of the Australian Hotels Association has warned.
South Australian (SA) Energy and Mining Minister Tom Koutsantonis however, reassured residents his state would not be banning gas connections.
It comes after the Australian Capital Territory and Victoria have both revealed plans to ban natural gas on new residential and commercial facilities in the near future.
But Minister Koutsantonis, posting a link to an article about the schnitzel on X (formerly Twitter), revealed South Australia would not be following Victoria’s lead on new gas connections.
“South Australia will not be banning the schnitzel or new gas connections,” he said in a post to X.
“Natural gas is essential for our decarbonisation plans.
“Any pub bought schnitzel in an electrified kitchen in Victoria has a much larger carbon footprint than any SA pub.”
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