Australia Emissions Rose in Year to March as Lockdowns Ended
- Carbon-dioxide emissions increased by 7.4 million metric tons
- New government has committed to a cut of 43% by 2030 from 2005
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Australia’s carbon-dioxide emissions climbed in the year through March due to increased economic activity in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic restrictions.
Emissions rose 1.5%, or 7.4 million tons, in the period, the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water said in a quarterly update released Wednesday. A reduction in pollution from power plants because of increasing renewable generation was more than offset by increases from transport, manufacturing, agriculture and natural gas production.