Renewable energy helped Australia to lower greenhouse gas emissions
Mixed Greens: Clean power cut carbon in 2011, RENeweconomy, By Sophie Vorrath 21 February 2012 Australia has cut its total carbon emissions for the second year running, according to new figures released by the federal government yesterday, an achievement – coming at a time of economic growth – that is being largely attributed to the electricity sector and, more specifically, the introduction of more clean, renewable energy into the power mix
. Clean Energy Council acting CEO Kane Thornton said the analysis from the Australian National Greenhouse Accounts shows that overall greenhouse emissions dropped about 1 per cent in the year to September 2011, while electricity emissions dropped 3.2 per cent during this period……. http://reneweconomy.com.au/2012/mixed-greens-clean-power-cut-carbon-in-2011-2011
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