How would this scenario actually eventuate? That adds up to 938Mt of emissions reductions, outperforming the target by 35% – a canter that would barely work up a sweat. It also calculates that the overdelivery on previous climate targets already represents a saving of 367Mt, and that low economic demand would save a further 571Mt. To reach our Paris target, the government estimates that we will need to reduce emissions by the equivalent of 697 million tonnes of carbon dioxide before 2030. And second, if the “low demand” scenario is the one that eventuates. First, if it claims credit from overdelivering on Australia’s 20 commitments. The government is indeed poised to deliver on the “letter of the law” of its Paris commitment if two things play out. So why claim that our emissions are on track? The answer, as is so often the case with emissions targets, lies in the fine print. Australian Emissions Projection Report, Figure 15Īs the graph shows, all three of these scenarios would see Australia miss its 26-28% emissions reduction target by a wide margin. Vertical axis represents greenhouse emissions measured in millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent. Range of scenarios for Australian emissions.
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