Key findings of the aPIa policy paper included: — The low emissions intensity of electricity generated from natural gas and the highly efficient heating capacity of natural gas in direct applications can contribute to reducing australia’s greenhouse gas emissions at a low cost if the appropriate policy environment exists; — australia is fortunate to have large reserves of natural gas, a relatively stable regulatory environment, efficient gas infrastructure, and well‑developed downstream gas markets; — It is important to establish an investment environment that maximises the nation’s ability to exploit natural gas for economic and environmental benefits; — any clean energy policy should be technology neutral, where projects compete for investment and/or government funding programs/schemes on the basis of emissions reduction and economic efficiency; and — If the conditions were set appropriately to encourage projects that provide energy with a low emissions intensity, then natural gas projects would compete on the same footing and contribute significantly to meeting long‑term emissions reduction targets — One policy option is for the Renewable Energy Target (RET) to be widened to include all low emission forms of generation, allowing new energy projects to compete for market demand on the basis of their economic efficiency and capacity to reduce emissions.