Federal Court proceedings commenced in June 2025 by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) against gas distributor, Australian Gas Networks (AGN), for allegedly engaging in ‘greenwashing’.
The Proceedings arose from a 2022-2023 digital ad campaign by AGN that featured the following phrases:
Some things never change, but the flame we use will; It’s becoming renewable; Controllable, reliable gas; For this generation and the next.
The ads featured AGN’s logo next to a green flame, and the words “Love gas. Love a renewable gas future” or just “Love Gas”.
The ACCC allegations include that AGN represented to consumers that it would be able to distribute renewal gas to households within a generation, even though AGN knew the future of renewable gas was uncertain. Moreover, AGN made the above representations to consumers without any warnings, disclaimers or qualifying statements.
The ACCC is seeking declarations, penalties, costs and other orders.