Scott Morrison’s claim Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions are falling does ‘not stack up’

Fossil fuel and other emissions not linked to the land and agriculture increased by 7% over the past 15 years, analysis finds

Despite official accounts showing Australia's greenhouse gas emissions are falling, its contribution to the climate crisis has increased over the past 15 years once areas beyond the federal government's control - the drought and emissions from land and forests - are excluded.

Scott Morrison told a climate leaders summit hosted by the US president, Joe Biden, last month that Australia had cut its emissions by 19% since 2005. The prime minister said it was more than most other similar economies" had done and the country was on the pathway to net zero".