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Melbourne — Australian Government Said on Monday that carbon emissions increased by almost 1% in 2021 as the recovery from COVID-19 restored driving and travel and manufacturing activity.
The rise, which authorities expect to continue until the March 2022, has pledged national climate change to reduce emissions by 43% from 2005 levels by 2030. It will bring challenges to the new Labor Party administration that has boosted it.
Emissions increased by 4.1 million tons (Mt CO2-e) to 488.0 Mt CO2-e in terms of carbon dioxide. This is due to a 4% increase in transportation emissions, a 3.3% increase in the manufacturing sector and a 4.2% increase. Rising in the agricultural sector with recovery from drought.
These increases are partially offset by a 4.2% decrease from power generation, the largest emission sector, with more electricity from wind and solar, coal and gas. The power from the power plant has decreased. The Ministry of Industry said in a quarterly update.
This trend states that it will increase further in the March 2022 quarter to 489 Mt CO2-e, an increase of 2% from March 2021.
The manufacturing sector recorded the largest increase in emissions since 1990, mainly due to the rapid growth of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) export industry, with an increase of 54% or 35.8MtCO2-e.
Emissions from major manufacturers require the country's largest emitters to keep emissions below the agreed limit or baseline and purchase carbon credits if: It is subject to government plans to strengthen the so-called "safeguard mechanism". They are beyond that baseline.
The government is also aiming to provide tax cuts on electric vehicles to promote the spread of cleaner vehicles. This can reduce emissions from the transport sector.
“Working on transport emissions needs to be a priority for this government,” said Lindsay Souter, campaigner for Greenpeace Australia Pacific, in a statement. (Report by Sonali Paul, edited by Christopher Cushing)
