Australia’s emissions up slightly in 2024 as Labor faces heat over ‘climate-wrecking’ gas project
by Adam Morton Climate and environment editor from Environment | The Guardian on (#6XMVT)
Greens leader accuses Albanese government of failing two climate tests: pollution on the rise and approving extension for North West Shelf
Australia's climate-heating emissions increased fractionally last year as pollution from fossil fuel power plants rose for the first time in a decade, and domestic air travel and use of diesel-powered cars and trucks hit record highs.
The jump in emissions was small - just 0.05% - due to falls in pollution from other sectors. But the direction was at odds with the Albanese government's pledge to cut pollution to reach targets for 2030 and 2050.
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