Power sector emissions jump most in decade as black coal use surges, report says

By Peter Hannam
Updated August 4 2015 - 11:08pm, first published 10:08pm
Carbon emissions are climbing in the power sector. Photo: Andrew Quilty
Carbon emissions are climbing in the power sector. Photo: Andrew Quilty

Carbon emissions from the country's main electricity grid have jumped at an annual rate of about 2 million tonnes in the past two months, the quickest pace in more than a decade, according to analysis by energy consultancy Pitt & Sherry.

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