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Australia posts 5% drop in GHG emissions in 2020

Published 11:40 on May 31, 2021  /  Last updated at 11:40 on May 31, 2021  / Stian Reklev /  Asia Pacific, Australia

Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions fell 5% year-on-year in 2020 to their lowest levels in three decades, as the pandemic muted transportation and the share of renewables in electricity production continued to rise.
Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions fell 5% year-on-year in 2020 to their lowest levels in three decades, as the pandemic muted transportation and the share of renewables in electricity production continued to rise.


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