Deep Cuts In Australia’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions: New Report
A new report by The Australia Institute concludes that Australia could feasibly reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 60 per cent by 2050 using existing technology.
The report, Long-Term Greenhouse Gas Scenarios, is modelled on the study by the UK Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution, which found that a 60 per cent cut in emissions by 2050 feasible but concluded that large changes would be needed in energy systems and in society.
The new report concludes that policy measures will need to be implemented soon if Australia is to cut emissions by 60 per cent by the middle of the century at reasonable cost but says that we do not have to wait for new technologies to emerge.
However, there may need to be significant trade-offs. Even allowing for substantial progress in energy efficiency, supplying much of Australia’s energy needs from renewable sources will require intensive exploitation of Australia’s wind resources and allocation of a substantial share of Australia’s arable land to biomass crops and plantations.
A new report by The Australia Institute concludes that Australia could feasibly reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 60 per cent by 2050 using existing technology.
The report, Long-Term Greenhouse Gas Scenarios, is modelled on the study by the UK Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution, which found that a 60 per cent cut in emissions by 2050 feasible but concluded that large changes would be needed in energy systems and in society.
The new report concludes that policy measures will need to be implemented soon if Australia is to cut emissions by 60 per cent by the middle of the century at reasonable cost but says that we do not have to wait for new technologies to emerge.
However, there may need to be significant trade-offs. Even allowing for substantial progress in energy efficiency, supplying much of Australia’s energy needs from renewable sources will require intensive exploitation of Australia’s wind resources and allocation of a substantial share of Australia’s arable land to biomass crops and plantations.