Australia silently pumping up ‘global warming’; reaches worst recorded gas emissions

Canberra, December 11: A new NDEVR Environmental analysis shows Australia has never been emitting more greenhouse gas when unreliable estimates for land use-related emissions are excluded. Over the course of 2017 Australia has emitted at estimate of 138,78 metric tons of greenhouse gases including carbon dioxide. These results over the last quarter showed the second highest rise in emissions since 2011 despite Australia’s heavy investment in renewable energy solutions such as wind power.

 

The NDEVR report attempted to mirror the official methodology. The results show that Australia is failing to make progress on targets set during the 2016 Paris Agreement. “If you don’t foster renewable energy, it’s only going to get worse,” said NDEVR founder Matt Drum.

 

With this new information, Australia remains in its spot as one of the world’s worst greenhouse gas polluters per capita. This is among countries in the same economic class as Australia such as the United States and the United Kingdom.

Australia’s domestic politics is commonly associated with a strong trend of climate denialism that has been mirrored in the United States. This denialism takes the form of current administrations declaring they are sceptical of the alarming research regarding global warming and its future environmental impact.

Australia is known to have an extensive and powerful energy industry that is highly resistant to measures aimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Measures such as the carbon tax were designed to apply gradual financial pressure on big polluters to encourage them to convert their production lines to be more environmentally friendly.