Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, fuelled by the expansion in gas exports and production, according to new figures published by the Department of Environment and Energy.
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| Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions have risen 1.3% in the year to March. |
The government quietly published its quarterly emissions figures on Friday afternoon, a public holiday in Victoria and the day of the release of the interim royal commission report into the banking sector.
The figures show that Australia’s policy vacuum on climate continues to drive emissions upward and further away from the country’s Paris targets.
The data show emissions climbed 1.3% in the year to March 2018.
The March quarter for which the data was published recorded a 0.3% increase.
Read the story from The Guardian by Lisa Cox - “Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions climb again amid climate policy vacuum.”
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