Australia’s emissions climbed in Coalition’s final year as transport and fossil fuels wiped out gains during Covid

Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions increased in 2021 as the country wound back Covid-19 lockdowns without taking significant steps to maintain a fall in carbon pollution recorded during the pandemic.

National emissions rose 0.8% – 4.1m tonnes of carbon dioxide – in the final full year of the federal Coalition government, according to

While pollution from electricity generation continued to drop due to an increase in renewable energy and reduction in…