Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions climb again amid climate policy vacuum

Climate Analytics says that on current trends, emissions will race way past the Paris agreement target

Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, fuelled by the expansion in gas exports and production, according to new figures published by the Department of Environment and Energy.

The government quietly published its quarterly emissions figures on Friday afternoon, a public holiday in Victoria and the day of the release of the interim royal commission report into the banking sector.

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