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Australia: Emissions for power sector jump as carbon tax ends

2015-01-07 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Sydney Morning Herald: The carbon intensity of Australia's main electricity grid has surged since the end of the carbon tax, undermining the Abbott government's efforts to cut national emissions. On an annualised basis, emissions from the National Electricity Market serving eastern Australia have risen by 3.9 million tonnes since June, while the sector's emissions intensity has risen 11 per cent, according to the latest Cedex report, compiled by energy consultants Pitt & Sherry. The share of black and brown coal...

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