Transport is letting Australia down in the race to cut emissions

At a time Australia is meant to be reducing its greenhouse emissions, the upward trend in transport sector emissions continues. The latest National Greenhouse Gas Inventory report released last week shows the transport sector emitted 102 million tonnes (Mt) of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂-e) in the 12 months to September 2019. This was 18.9% of Australia’s emissions. 

Overall, the trend in emissions from all sectors have been essentially flat since 2013. If Australia is to reduce emissions, all sectors including transport must pull their weight. 

Transport emissions have gone up 64% since 1990. That’s the largest percentage increase of any sector. 

Read the story from The Conversation by the Honorary Principal Fellow from the University of Wollongong, PhillipLaird - “Transport is letting Australia down in the race to cut emissions.”