'Not something to celebrate': drought and flood cause drop in emissions

But growth in LNG sector alone almost enough to offset decline and result of increase in renewablesAustralia's greenhouse gas emissions have flatlined due to the effects of the drought, which has caused a large drop in carbon dioxide from the agriculture sector.The government's quarterly greenhouse data for the year to June 2019, published on Friday, shows Australia's emissions fell by 0.1% on the previous year - equivalent to 0.4m tonnes of carbon dioxide. Continue reading...