Government held back greenhouse gas emission data for more than a month

The quietly released details confirm previous analysis done for the Guardian, which revealed a bigger rise in emissions than projected

Australia's official greenhouse gas data, showing a continued increase in emissions, was quietly published on a government website on Friday, after internal government correspondence showed it had been held back from release for more than a month.

The figures broadly confirm independent analysis done exclusively for Guardian Australia by consultants at NDEVR Environmental, published last month. Those projections proved about 98% accurate, with emissions rising by even more than was projected.