The Australia Institute (TAI) published a report recently complaining that Australia’s emissions have barely fallen since 2005:
Counting land use might make things look better, but it is a fake picture of Australia’s emissions
Whenever you hear talk of emissions reduction, both the former and current government will often refer to how there has been a 22% fall since 2005. That would suggest we are around halfway to the 43% cut by 2030.
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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness.
Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.