Decarbonising Australia’s electricity sector alone won’t offset the country’s rising emissions, according to new insights released by Energetics.
The report authored by Dr Gordon Weiss concludes that Australia’s electricity sector will continue to decarbonise – even under business as usual – due to the inevitable closure of ageing power stations and the rising number of corporate Power Purchase Agreements being undertaken.
It found, however, that sectors such as transport, stationary energy (including domestic heating, manufacturing and construction) and agriculture would continue to generate emissions without intervention.
