Australia Risks 2035 Climate Goal Without Bigger Emissions Cuts (bloomberg.com)
(Friday November 28, 2025 @04:31PM (msmash)
from the reality-check dept.)
- Reference: 0180232049
- News link: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/11/28/1654207/australia-risks-2035-climate-goal-without-bigger-emissions-cuts
- Source link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-27/australia-risks-2035-climate-goal-without-bigger-emissions-cuts
Australia warned it's in danger of missing its 2035 climate targets without deeper pollution cuts, which in turn threatens the nation's ambitions to reach net zero by mid-century. From a report:
> Emissions are [1]set to fall 48% by 2035 from 2005 levels based on current projections
[1] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-27/australia-risks-2035-climate-goal-without-bigger-emissions-cuts
[2] https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/26/australia-greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-fossil-fuels-down
> Emissions are [1]set to fall 48% by 2035 from 2005 levels based on current projections
[2]non-paywalled source
, the government said in a report on Thursday. That's short of an official pledge to cut greenhouse gases between 62% and 70%. The forecast doesn't take into account new action planned under the nation's Net Zero Plan. Still, the targets remain achievable and officials plan to take additional measures to meet them, Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen said in a speech to parliament.[1] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-27/australia-risks-2035-climate-goal-without-bigger-emissions-cuts
[2] https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/26/australia-greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-fossil-fuels-down
Don't believe the hype (Score:2)
Australia claims to have reduced CO2 emissions by 30% since 2006. If you exclude Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) it has fallen by just 4%, mostly electrical generation. Other sources have increased. LULUCF is a very flaky bookkeeping exercise, easily manipulated.
Re: (Score:2)
There's a reason LULUCF is included in climate change estimates around the world: deforestation and the use of land is a huge emission source. It's easy to be quick to dismiss Australia's efforts, but the reality is LULUCF's inclusion should be applauded because Australia had a fucking horrendous historical track record on deforestation, and despite still being very bad it's encouraging to see the rate reduce since 2008. Excluding it as a source of emissions doesn't help anyone even if the accounting can be