{"id":68106,"date":"2025-08-25T03:55:38","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T03:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/energytracker.asia\/?post_type=podcasts&#038;p=68106"},"modified":"2025-08-25T03:55:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T03:55:41","slug":"fueling-the-empire-the-real-cost-of-australias-gas-strategy-podcast","status":"publish","type":"podcasts","link":"https:\/\/energytracker.asia\/podcasts\/fueling-the-empire-the-real-cost-of-australias-gas-strategy-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Fueling the Empire: The Real Cost of Australia\u2019s Gas Strategy &#8211; Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-17722404\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2002222\/episodes\/17722404-fueling-the-empire-the-real-cost-of-australia-s-gas-strategy.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-17722404&#038;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Listen on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/2E0HmY124RJQ7leL7K5tFA\">Spotify<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/fueling-the-empire-the-real-cost-of-australias-gas-strategy\/id1634524096?i=1000723274529\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/e6a34d1f-0ae8-4fcd-8996-765f570bf59e\/episodes\/e3417397-db17-408b-b332-fb60dda8c76e\/energy-insights-fueling-the-empire-the-real-cost-of-australia%E2%80%99s-gas-strategy\">Amazon Music<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2002222\/episodes\/17722404\">others<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode of&nbsp;<em>Energy Insights<\/em>, we speak with Mia Watanabe, Climate Campaigner at Oil Change International, about the real costs of Australia\u2019s gas strategy and its wider implications for Southeast Asia\u2019s energy future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Australia has become one of the world\u2019s largest LNG exporters, but this dependence on fossil fuels raises serious concerns over environmental, social, and economic impacts. Mia explains how the continued push for LNG undermines climate goals across Asia, with public finance and corporate interests locking countries into long-term fossil fuel dependency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The discussion also explores the urgent need for policy reform, the accelerating potential of renewables, and the opportunities for Southeast Asia to build a cleaner, more sustainable energy future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tune in for expert insights into the role of LNG, the energy transition, and how Australia\u2019s gas strategy is shaping the region\u2019s climate pathway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LinkedIn:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mia-watanabe-62b099178\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mia Watanabe<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen on\u00a0Spotify,\u00a0Apple Podcasts,\u00a0Amazon Music\u00a0and\u00a0others In this episode of&nbsp;Energy Insights, we speak with Mia Watanabe, Climate&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":68107,"template":"","categories":[586],"tags":[376],"class_list":["post-68106","podcasts","type-podcasts","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-podcasts","tag-lng"],"acf":{"manage_the_date":"global","selected_podcast":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/energytracker.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcasts\/68106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/energytracker.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcasts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/energytracker.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/podcasts"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/energytracker.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/energytracker.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/energytracker.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/energytracker.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}