Australian greenhouse gas emissions fall to lowest level since 1998 under Covid restrictions

Energy minister Angus Taylor says emissions have reduced as expected but restrictions are unsustainable

Coronavirus restrictions have caused Australia's greenhouse gas emissions to fall to their lowest level since 1998, the latest official data shows.

National emissions in the June quarter 2020 were estimated to be 8% - or about 10m tonnes of carbon dioxide - lower than a year earlier.