Australia projected to miss emissions reduction target set out in Paris Agreement

Australia is not on track to reach its Paris 2030 climate target, with emissions actually rising in the past four years, according to new Federal Government data.

The Abbott Government pledged to slash emissions by at least 26 per cent on 2005 levels by 2030 — a move solidified in 2016, when Malcolm Turnbull put pen to paper and ratified the Paris Agreement.

Since then, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said Australia will meet that target "in a canter".

But the latest carbon emissions projections, released by the Department of Environment and Energy, predict Australia will only reduce its carbon emissions by 7 per cent by 2030 — well short of the target.

Read the ABC News story by Stephanie Daizell - “Australia projected to miss emissions reduction target set out in Paris Agreement.”