Australia still emits more greenhouse gas from burning coal on a per capita basis than other G20 countries despite a significant rise in solar and wind energy.
While Australia and South Korea have cut per person emissions from coal-fired electricity since 2015 – by 26% and 10% respectively – they continue to release more CO2 than other major economies, according to an analysis by the energy thinktank Ember.
The Ember analysis, released before a G20 leaders’ summit in India starting on Saturday, said Australia used twice as much electricity as China on a per capita basis, and 48% of it came from coal plants.
The Albanese government has set a target of reaching 82% by 2030, though experts say this is in doubt at the current pace of clean energy and transmission investment.
It said this was feasible but would require robust policy, secure supply chains, effective integration of solar and wind into energy grids and more deployment in emerging economies, in particular.
Saudi Arabia, Russia, China, South Africa and Indonesia are all said to oppose that scale of clean energy expansion by 2030.
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Australia still emits more greenhouse gas from burning coal on a per capita basis than other G20 countries despite a significant rise in solar and wind energy.
While Australia and South Korea have cut per person emissions from coal-fired electricity since 2015 – by 26% and 10% respectively – they continue to release more CO2 than other major economies, according to an analysis by the energy thinktank Ember.
The Ember analysis, released before a G20 leaders’ summit in India starting on Saturday, said Australia used twice as much electricity as China on a per capita basis, and 48% of it came from coal plants.
The Albanese government has set a target of reaching 82% by 2030, though experts say this is in doubt at the current pace of clean energy and transmission investment.
It said this was feasible but would require robust policy, secure supply chains, effective integration of solar and wind into energy grids and more deployment in emerging economies, in particular.
Saudi Arabia, Russia, China, South Africa and Indonesia are all said to oppose that scale of clean energy expansion by 2030.
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