Australia’s Emissions Fall as Economy Slows
Posted on November 3, 2009
Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions fell in the year to June, the first decline since an greenhouse inventory started in 1998, as the economy slowed due to the global financial crisis.
Australian National Greenhouse Accounts released estimated the country emitted 544 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent in the year — a fall of 1.2 percent compared with the year earlier.
“This is the first time the annual emissions growth has been negative since the series commenced in September 1998,” said the Australian government’s greenhouse gas inventory report.
Australia’s average annual emissions growth rate since 1998 has been 1.5 percent, said the report.
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