The figures reveal a clear trend of increasing greenhouse gas emissions since the carbon tax was repealed in 2014 – a trend that runs counter to Australia’s international commitments. Minister for the environment and energy Josh Frydenberg said on twitter that the figures showed good news about electricity emissions. pic.twitter.com/5YZvAeyve7But while electricity emissions have been falling over the past decade, the latest figures show a sharp and unseasonable rise in emissions from the electricity sector. Official figures show Australia beat its first Kyoto protocol emissions target and is on target to beat its 2020 emissions reduction target by 224m tonnes. Australia’s emissions per capita and emissions per unit of GDP are at their lowest level in 27 years.

Source: The Guardian August 04, 2017 05:48 UTC