Annual emissions projections released by the Federal Government demonstrate that Australia’s emissions will rise steeply without decisive and effective new policy action.

The Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency report, Australia’s Emissions Projections, takes a detailed account of more than 30 policies and measures to assess the contribution of existing policies to reducing Australia’s carbon pollution. It predicts that without further action, emissions will continue to rise.

The report takes into account the Renewable Energy Target and measures which are part of the National Strategy on Energy Efficiency. The report does not include the impact of a carbon price or the Carbon Farming Initiative.

The Government believes that a carbon price mechanism is essential as the primary driver of an economic transformation which will set Australia on the path towards a low carbon economy, and achieve real emissions reductions.

Download a copy of the Australia’s Emissions Projections.