ANALYSIS: Should Australia's fossil fuel exports be counted in its share of global carbon emissions?
Australia's exports of LNG have also boomed, increasing more than five-fold over the past decade.In 2016, Australia exported 45.0 million tonnes of LNG. The latest figure is now much higher, around 75 million tonnes over the year to June 2019.
Add the two together and it turns out Australia's emissions made up about 3.6 per cent of the global total. If you restrict the calculation to the combustion of fossil fuels only, as is common with this type of analysis , Australia's share of global emissions rises to about 4.8 per cent.If Australia is to be held accountable for its fossil fuel exports, its fossil fuel imports should likewise not be counted in its domestic total.
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