Australia: Carbon Emissions to Drop

Australia’s carbon emissions will decline by up to four per cent over the next few years but governments need to support continued renewable energy deployment to ensure that emissions do not rise again, experts from The Australian National University (ANU) say.

Professor Andrew Blakers said emissions would drop on the back of Australia’s world-leading deployment of solar and wind energy, which is 10 times faster per capita than the world average. “Solar and wind energy offers the cheapest way to make deep cuts in emissions because of their low and continually falling cost,” Professor Blakers said. “This is a message of hope for reducing our emissions at low cost. Federal and state governments can ensure that emissions continue to fall on the... ... More: Official Press Release Australian National University (ANU)

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