Australians are
installing renewable
energy, per capita,
faster than any other
place on Earth.
At least until 2020,
when the subsidies ran out.
But CO2 emissions
have remained steady.
Australia’s domestic
CO2 emissions
are only 1.3%
of the global total,
After adding many
wind farms and
solar panels,
the electric power
generation sector
decreased CO2
emissions by only 1.2%
from the year before.
The electricity sector
is Australia’s largest
single source of CO2
emissions.
Some gains
in the last decade
have come from
efficiency, not from
adding renewables.
Renewables have made
electricity so expensive
that people tend to use
their air conditioners less.
The government
seems happy
with the 2% decline
in electricity CO2
emissions from
September 2018 to
September 2019.
Maybe because
Australians
are emitting
40% less CO2
per capita
than 30 years ago.
But ... Australia has a
fast growing population.
+49% population
growth in 30 years.
Australia’s population
grew from 17.0 million
to around 25.4 million,
up +48.8% from 1989-90
to June 2019,
Maybe the best way
to keep Australian
CO2 emissions down
is to cut immigration ?