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Australia: Brown coal inc drives up power sector's carbon emissions
2015-02-05 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: A rebound in demand for Victorian brown coal since the end of the carbon tax continues to drive up the emissions intensity of Australia's main electricity market, energy consultants Pitt & Sherry say. The carbon emissions intensity of the National Electricity Market, supplying power to about 80 per cent of Australia's population across the eastern states, is up 3.3 per cent since the carbon price was scrapped in July. Total emissions for the year to January were 2.6 per cent higher than for...
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