Australian consumer watchdog takes gas company to court alleging it misled consumers over renewables claim | Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)

The monitoring of the competition in Australia launched the federal court measures against Australian mystification Networks, the company claimed that the consumers were misled through its “Love Gas” campaign.

The ads, which were on a free TV, claimed the flow of Witutop during the years 2022 and 2023, that home gas would be “renewable” during one generation.

However, Australian gas networks did not have reasonable reasons to submit this claim, according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Committee (ACCC), given the large technical and economic barriers in front of the distribution of renewable gas to families.

“We claim that the Australian gas networks are working in its green washing in the” Love Gas “campaign,” said ACC.

“We say that these ads were aimed at encouraging consumers to communicate with the Australian gas network distribution network, or stay in contact, and buy gas devices to their homes, based on the misleading impression they will receive” renewed gas “during one generation.”

Ads were distinguished by a young girl and her father used gas devices at home, with audio that included “she became renewable”. Each of them ended with the company’s logo next to the green flame, along with the words: “Love of the gas. I love the future of renewable gas” – without qualifications, good printing or evacuating responsibility.

“Renewed gas” usually indicates a combination of Hydrogen and fossil gas.

A Australian gas spokesman said they were disappointed by the ACCC decision to start procedures and will defend the claims.

The spokesman said: “We are always striving to provide clear and accurate contacts about the role and benefits of natural gas today and renewed gas in the future.”

ACC said it had started investigation after complaints from consumers and the Australian Conservation Corporation (ACF).

ACF CEO, Kelly Oshanasi, welcomed the ACCC court.

She said: “The gas is a contaminated fossil fuel, when dug and burned, it releases billions of tons of emissions, which leads to the phenomenon of global warming and dangerous events that are washed with climate such as floods, fires and dryness.”

“The gas industry knows that fossil fuels are not renewable but still trying to be Hoodwink Australians in thinking about gas is good for us.”

The original complaint of ACF, which was made in 2022, said the ads were misleading because all forms of hydrogen were not renewable, and most products that are developed with fossil gas were mixed.

Climate COMMS Denre also submitted many complaints About the company’s use of the term “renewable gas”.

“We hope that the” renewable gas “will now be buried once and for all. “You cannot reuse something that has been burned, and you should not promise to provide an unprecedented product.”

Cass-Guetleb said that companies that provide environmental claims about the future must have reasonable reasons, or will be taken to be misleading under the Australian Consumer Law.

“Companies should be concerned when they enhance the reduction measures that are supported by their claims with evidence, and they are realistic about emerging energy technologies and when the changes are likely to be achieved.”