Dept of Climate Change, Energy, Environment & Water
The latest Quarterly Update of Australia's National Greenhouse Gas Inventory: March 2025 is now available.
The report shows emissions were 440.2 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (Mt CO2-e) in the year to March 2025. This is a decrease of 1.4% (6.5 Mt CO2-e) compared with the previous year. At the sector level, year-on-year changes include:
- Emissions from stationary energy (excluding electricity) decreased by 2.7%; 2.7 Mt CO2-e. This reflects decreased combustion activity during the period;
- Emissions from industrial processes and product use decreased by 4.7%; 1.5 Mt CO2-e. This was due to technology and production changes in the chemicals and metals sectors;
- Fugitive emissions fell by 2.2%; 1.0 Mt CO2-e. This was driven by new carbon capture and storage activities and reduced production form both surface and underground mines;
- Agricultural emissions decreased by 1.3%; 1.0 Mt CO2-e. This was mainly due to lower grazing cattle and sheep numbers;
- Emissions from electricity decreased by 0.5%; 0.8 Mt CO2-e. This reflects record renewables generation and the ongoing displacement of coal; and
- Transport emissions rose by 0.5%; 0.5 Mt CO2-e. This increase was mainly due to increased consumption of road diesel and domestic aviation fuel.
Emissions in the year to March 2025 were 28.1% below June 2005 levels (the base year for Australia's 43% reduction by 2030 target under the Paris Agreement).
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