Environment and Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg concedes Australia's greenhouse gas pollution continued to soar last year, confirming that more than a decade of climate policy bickering has failed to curb harmful emissions.
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| Environment and Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg said the government's national energy guarantee, announced in October, was "the most effective way" to cut emissions. |
Official data shows Australia's annual emissions have risen for the fourth year running. They were up by 0.7 per cent in the year to June 2017, to 550 million tonnes of carbon dioxide.
Read Nicole Hasham’s story in today’s Melbourne Age - “Josh Frydenberg concedes Australia's carbon emissions rose in 2017.”
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