In August 2023 consultation submissions to the Inquiry into the Western Australian Domestic Gas Policy, Australian companies and industry groups, including South32, Alcoa, WesCEF and the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia, advocated for increased fossil gas supply in the state. All four entities appeared to promote the role of fossil gas on the basis that it is low carbon. For example, South32 stated that “The supply of gas is critical to the transition to a low carbon economy in Western Australia…”.