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Australia’s Safeguard emissions rise again, offset use falls

Published 04:36 on March 26, 2020  /  Last updated at 09:14 on March 26, 2020  / Stian Reklev /  Asia Pacific, Australia  /  Comments Off on Australia’s Safeguard emissions rise again, offset use falls

Emissions from facilities covered by Australia’s Safeguard Mechanism rose again in 2018-19, Clean Energy Regulator data showed Thursday, but the need to use offsets to meet targets fell by a quarter as baselines under the scheme grew increasingly generous.
Emissions from facilities covered by Australia’s Safeguard Mechanism rose again in 2018-19, Clean Energy Regulator data showed Thursday, but the need to use offsets to meet targets fell by a quarter as baselines under the scheme grew increasingly generous.


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