Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions increased by roughly 1% in 2021, as driving and travel increased and manufacturing activity rebounded in the aftermath of COVID-19 pandemic, the government announced on Monday.
The government forecasts that the emissions will continue to rise through the first quarter of 2022, presenting a challenge for the country’s new Labor government, which has raised the country’s climate target earlier this month, seeking to cut emissions by 43% from 2005 levels by 2030.
