Australia's greenhouse gas emissions were roughly unchanged in the 12 month...
MELBOURNE - Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions were roughly unchanged in the 12 months ended June as a long-running drought hit cattle and sheep farming, shriveling emissions from agriculture and offsetting sharp increases from the natural gas industry.
Overall emissions edged down 0.1% to 532.0 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in the year to June 30, the Department of Environment and Energy said in a quarterly update. Emissions from the farm sector dropped by 4.2 Mt CO2-e, or 5.9%, over the year, while emissions from electricity generation fell 2.1 Mt CO2-e, or 1.2%, thanks to declining coal consumption and increased wind and solar power.
In contrast, the report flagged a 5.9 Mt CO2-e rise in emissions from stationary sources, which includes aluminum smelters, and fugitive emissions, both mostly from the liquefied natural gas sector, including flaring and leakage of methane and carbon dioxide among other things.
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