Overview
- Official data show national emissions fell 2.2% in the year to June 2025, with electricity-sector pollution down 3.3% as renewables supplied more than 40% of power, leaving totals 28.5% below 2005 levels.
- The government’s projections indicate a 42% reduction by 2030 against the 43% target and about 48% by 2035 versus the 62–70% goal.
- Transport emissions rose 0.3% due to higher diesel use and increased domestic aviation activity, highlighting lagging progress outside the power sector.
- The government credits the safeguard mechanism, renewable underwriting and home battery subsidies for recent gains, while the Climate Change Authority says the pace must accelerate; Labor and the Greens struck a deal to pass environment law reforms.
- The released reports exclude emissions from Australia’s exported coal and gas, and preliminary figures point to a continued decline into September with a 2.8% fall over the year.