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"When estimating the amount of greenhouse gases a project – such as a new mine
or power station – would release, it’s important to be as accurate as possible.
This is not only because of the impact an approved project will have on the
climate, but because the data are used to determine Australia’s national
emission targets.
And yet, a report released this week by the Australian Conservation Foundation
(ACF) showed one in five fossil fuel projects emit far more greenhouse gases
annually than what was originally estimated – as much as 20 times more in some
years.
This is a huge concern, as Australia’s industrial emissions increased by 60%
between 2005 and 2020. What’s more, if estimates are grossly inaccurate,
Australia’s emission-reduction targets will not be grounded in a credible
assessment of greenhouse gas outputs.
So which projects had the biggest discrepancies? And why are there such
significant errors?"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
