Australian Emissions Rise Again.

New figures show that Australia’s greenhouse emissions have again increased. They bring into question the Prime Minister’s assertion that Australia would comfortably meet its Paris Agreement obligations “in a canter.” Critics say the latest pollution statistics raise new questions about existing climate policies. In the final quarter of 2018, Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions rose by 0.8 per cent. It is an upward trend that began in 2013. There were increases in the transport sector,...

© La Voix de l'Amérique - lundi 10 juin 2019