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Emissions fall as COVID-19 pandemic grounds flights, halts transport – Sydney Morning Herald
A sharp slowdown in the use of transport during the pandemic has helped cut the nation’s carbon emissions to their lowest levels in three decades.
Energy Minister Angus Taylor will release the report on Monday with a claim the results prove the government can meet and beat its commitments as the results are ahead of earlier forecasts for 2020.
In a statement, Mr Taylor said the figures showed the government would beat its 2020 target by 459 million tonnes and would also beat its 2030 target, set at the Paris climate change talks.
While the 459 million figure includes carry-over credits from previous periods an approach criticised by climate…
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