On Friday the government released the latest quarterly greenhouse gas emissions figures. For once the government did not try to bury the news, but they certainly were not eager to highlight the figures which show that our emissions continue to rise and that we are nowhere near a path towards reaching our Paris commitment to reduce emissions by 26% from 2005 level by 2030.
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| ‘The GDP figures come out the same time and day every three months; the greenhouse gas emissions figures come out whenever the government decides it suits them best’ |
The way the government releases greenhouse gas emissions data gives a pretty good insight into the low regard they have for the issue of climate change.
The latest emissions figures released late last Friday afternoon provide data on Australia’s emissions in the June quarter of this year. Tomorrow the latest quarterly GDP figures will come out providing information on the production of our entire economy in the September quarter.
Read the story from The Guardian by Greg Jericho - “There is no way we will meet our Paris targets, and the Coalition couldn’t care less.”
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