The report that has been my life for months now finally came out today, and it has heaps of useful info.

I've been working in the space for years, and even I was shocked some the things I found.

I'm going to step through some bits I think will help others in threads.👇

The report has its key findings.

They are perfectly serviceable - and were written by the comms geniuses at @climatecouncil - but if I'm summarising this multifaceted report in a single sentence:

Gas is more harmful than you know, and very much more unnecessary than you think.

Let's start with harmful.

Gas is harmful in two key ways: Bad for the climate and bad for jobs.

I've had a long day, so I am *just* going to do harmful to the climate tonight.

This really is a bumper report, and I'm paid to say that it has a lot to recommend it.

Gas is primarily made of methane. This makes it both a fossil fuel and a greenhouse gas in its own right.

First and crucially: To arrest the continued destabilisation of the global climate we must prevent the burning of fossil fuels in every instance where it is possible.

There's no room left in the global carbon budget for running a protection racket on your favourite fossil fuel. Anyone campaigning for the Volunteer Gas Industry Safety Brigade needs to have their claims scrutinised in the context of the climate harms already seen.