Scott Morrison's claim Australia's greenhouse gas emissions are falling does 'not stack up'
Source: The Guardian
Scott Morrison’s claim Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions are falling does ‘not stack up’
Fossil fuel and other emissions not linked to the land and agriculture increased by 7% over the past 15 years, analysis finds
Adam Morton Environment editor
@adamlmorton
Sun 23 May 2021 18.30 BST
Despite official accounts showing Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions are falling, its contribution to the climate crisis has increased over the past 15 years once areas beyond the federal government’s control – the drought and emissions from land and forests – are excluded.
Scott Morrison told a climate leaders summit hosted by the US president, Joe Biden, last month that Australia had cut its emissions by 19% since 2005. The prime minister said it was “more than most other similar economies” had done and the country was “on the pathway to net zero”.
An analysis by the Australia Institute found the reduction in emissions over the past 15 years was largely due to two major shocks beyond government control – the drought and the pandemic – and mostly historical changes in the amount of CO2 released from the land and forests.
Fossil fuel and other emissions not linked to the land or agriculture sectors – those from electricity, industry, mining, transport and landfill – actually increased by 7% prior to Covid-19.
The institute found on this basis Australia had done much less to reduce emissions than several comparable countries, including the US, UK and members of the European Union.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/may/24/scott-morrisons-claim-australias-greenhouse-gas-emissions-are-falling-does-not-stack-up
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