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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Adam Morton Climate and environment editor

What is happening with Australia’s emissions? Electricity is improving. Transport is not

Steam rising from towers with high-tension powerlines in the foreground
Loy Yang A and B coal-fired power stations in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley. Carbon emissions from electricity generation have decreased slightly. Photograph: Andrew Chapman/The Guardian

The Australian government was hit with sharp criticism in May when – despite its promise that it would take serious action – the country’s greenhouse gas emissions were revealed to have slightly increased last year.

New data for the year to March suggest this has now changed. According to a climate department quarterly inventory, heat-trapping pollution dropped by 1.4%.

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