Gas ban on new builds a 'win-win' for climate, health

* "The polluting gas industry has no future and is no longer welcome in Victoria" - Environment Victoria chief executive Jono La Nauze

* "Electrical appliances are cleaner, healthier and cheaper to run than gas ones, so today's announcement is a win-win-win for our health, our environment, and for lowering energy bills" - Healthy Futures co-ordinator Harry Jennens

* "Gas is an important part of our energy mix as we transition from our current energy mix to the energy mix of the future" - Victorian Shadow Treasurer Brad Rowswell

* "It is strange that Labor acknowledges gas is an expensive, polluting fossil fuel on the one hand, while on the other hand ... is approving new gas drilling across the state" - deputy Victorian Greens leader Ellen Sandell

* "By embracing cleaner energy alternatives, we can collectively make a positive impact on the environment while also ensuring economic growth and progress for our state" - Master Builders Victoria chief executive Michaela Lihou

* "Preventing new homes from connecting to gas now will not lower emissions, will not lower costs and will cut people off from the opportunities of the future" - Australian Pipelines and Gas Association chief executive Steve Davies

* "It's a giant leap forward towards Victoria meeting our emissions reduction targets and a radical jump in the gas death spiral for the heaviest domestic gas using state in Australia" - No More Gas campaigner Freja Leonard

* "Phasing out gas in our homes is the right choice for our health and the climate" - Royal Australian College of GPs co-chair Aadhil Aziz

* "It is clear we are in a climate emergency that demands faster action. The most efficient and equitable way to accelerate the rate of emissions reduction is electrification" - Rewiring Australia executive director Dan Cass

* "Banning the use of gas is fundamentally out of step with community expectations" - Institute of Public Affairs deputy executive director Daniel Wild

* "All-electric homes are all-good for Victorian families. They are cheaper to run, healthier to live in and help lower emissions" - Energy Efficiency Council chief executive Luke Menzel

* "Children are 1.3 times more likely to develop asthma in a home with a gas cooktop due to emissions. That is comparable to the risk of tobacco smoking in the home" - Asthma Australia chief executive Michele Goldman

* "Australia doesn't need gas. Making all-electric housing the default is a major stride towards clean, safe, and affordable homes for all Victorians" - Climate Council's Dr Kate Charlesworth

* "Electrification is the fastest, cheapest way to decarbonise the way we heat our buildings, and the ban on new gas connections provides industry with the certainty it needs to deliver zero-carbon-ready buildings" - Property Council national policy director Frankie Muskovic

* "For the government to drop an announcement like this without any substantive consultation is disappointing but unfortunately not surprising" - Master Plumbers chief executive Peter Daly

* "The Victorian government is taking choice away from consumers for limited climate benefit" - Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association chief executive Samantha McCulloch

* "We will need to go much further and faster for Victoria to meet its ambitious emissions reduction targets" - Clean Energy Council director Anna Freeman

Australian Associated Press