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Australia: Emissions from energy generation jump most in 8 yrs after carbon price axed

2014-09-03 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Sydney Morning Herald: Dark clouds: Carbon emissions from the power sector are back on the way up. Carbon emissions from the country's main electricity grid have risen since the end of the carbon tax by the largest amount in nearly eight years. Data from the National Electricity Market, which covers about 80 per cent of Australia's population, shows that emissions from the sector rose by about 1 million tonnes, or 0.8 per cent, at an annualised rate last month compared with June. That is the biggest two-month...

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