Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions continue to soar, increasing for the third consecutive year according to new data published by the Department of Environment and Energy.
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| Greenhouse gas emissions were driven by an increase of 17.6% in natural gas production. |
The Turnbull government published new quarterly emissions data late on Friday which reveals Australia’s climate pollution increased by 1.5% in the year to December 2017.
The expansion in LNG exports and production is identified as the major contributor to the increase, but the data shows a jump in emissions across all sectors – including waste, agriculture and transport – except for electricity, the one area that recorded a decrease in emissions.
Read the story bye Lisa Cox from The Guardian - “Gas boom fuels Australia's third straight year of rising emissions.”
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