Australia’s emissions in the June quarter of this year declined by around 8%, or 10-million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, compared with 2019, as a result of the restrictions imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
In 2019-20, emissions are estimated to be as low as 518-million tonnes, their lowest level since 1998.
The impact has been most marked in the transport sector, with 26.7% less petrol and 79% less jet fuel consumed in the June quarter 2020. Emissions from consumption of liquid fuels were 17.9% lower than in the June quarter 2019.