‘Terrible': Rising gas output lifts Australia's greenhouse gas emissions

Australia's greenhouse gas emissions have continued to climb, reaching the highest levels on a quarterly basis since 2010, led by a surge in gas production.

Big jump in gas production has propelled Australia's
 greenhouse gas emissions higher.

For the 12 months to March 31 2018, emissions totalled 529.9 million tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalent, up 1.3 per cent from a year earlier, the Environment Department said in the report released on Friday afternoon. Fugitive emissions, mostly from the gas sector, jumped 13.7 per cent.

Read the story by Peter Hannam from The Sydney Morning Herald - “‘Terrible': Rising gas output lifts Australia's greenhouse gas emissions.”