Experts say the idea of a pipeline connecting WA's gas resources to the eastern states should be revisited to shore up energy security, while others believe it doesn't fit into Australia's low-emissions future.
Even those who are advocates of gas as a transition fuel to a low-carbon economy recognised the serious challenges involved.
But for Dr Aguilera, the key question was where natural gas would fit in the long-term energy mix as Australia seeks to meet its emissions-reduction targets. "In the case that renewables are not able to meet our energy requirements as quickly as many are hoping, then natural gas from the Canning Basin, which is so well endowed, could help us satisfy energy requirements domestically and meet the export obligations, with the cleanest burning fossil fuel.
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