Australia’s approach to reducing emissions is expected to come under scrutiny at a UN climate summit with about 100 countries pushing for the banning of so-called 'carryover credits'
Australia’s approach to reducing emissions is expected to come under scrutiny at a UN climate summit with about 100 countries pushing for the banning of so-called"carryover credits".
But without the use of the credits, the nation's emissions contribution is set to drop by only 16 per cent below these levels. "Once it is on the table as it is now it will linger ... Australia will have to constantly come back and justify how it is planning on meeting its targets – and this issue could potentially be raised again and again." meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change is expected to work through the rules for implementing the Paris agreement.
The Federal government claims to have maintained 128 million tonnes of carryover credits from this period.
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