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"Australia is on track to meet its 2030 emissions reduction target after
achieving the biggest fall in emissions since Covid in the last financial year,
and even greater cuts in the year to September.
The latest greenhouse gas inventory released by the federal Labor government
says emissions fell 2.2 per cent in the year to June 30 – as had been
foreshadowed in the preliminary data released along with the official March
figures three months ago.
More encouragingly, preliminary data shows a drop of 2.8 per cent in the year
to September, which if maintained over the next five years will deliver Labor’s
2030 target of a 43 per cent cut in emissions below 2005 levels. The reductions
stood at 28.5 per cent at the end of June.
Federal energy and climate minister Chris Bowen underlined the fact that half
of the emission cuts of nearly 10 million tonnes of CO₂-equivalent in the 12
month to June came from the electricity sector, where wind, solar and battery
storage is displacing coal and gas.
Other significant reductions were achieved in stationary energy, thanks partly
to more efficiency and less gas use in homes, but transport emissions rose,
driven mostly by the increased use of diesel in passenger vehicles.
“Renewable energy generation continues to drive emissions in the energy sector,
while our reformed Safeguard Mechanism is driving investment in industrial
decarbonisation and securing steady progress,” the government said in a
statement.
“Electricity sector emissions decreased 3.3 per cent over the year to June 2025
due to record renewables, with strong solar and wind generation growth.”"
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
